An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Renal Pharmacy Assistant to join the highly dynamic renal pharmacy team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
The post holder will support the provision of a high-quality medicines supply and procurement service to renal dialysis satellite units across Northwest London, while also providing key support to the renal homecare service. This role is integral to ensuring dialysis units maintain safe and efficient stock levels of essential medicines and that homecare prescriptions are processed efficiently for renal patients.
Main duties of the job
* Provide an accurate and timely medicines supply service to renal dialysis satellite units through a structured top-up service.
* Maintain safe and appropriate stock levels, including monitoring expiry dates and returning unused or expired stock.
* Coordinate the ordering of dialysis-related medicines and products, including fluids and ESA therapies.
* Place routine purchasing orders and resolve supply issues and delivery discrepancies.
* Support the coordination of the renal Homecare medicines delivery service.
* Process homecare prescriptions and maintain accurate patient databases.
* Maintain expenditure spreadsheets and support the preparation of drug usage reports.
* Participate in audits and quality improvement activities to enhance service delivery.
* Comply with all Trust policies, procedures, and relevant legislation including medicines management, health and safety, and data protection requirements.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
* General secondary education to GCSE level including English Language and Maths at grade C (or equivalent).
* Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through training or experience to vocational level 3 for example Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).
Experience
* 18 months experience of working in a hospital and knowledge of pharmacy procedures and systems, the majority of which are non-routine, acquired through training and experience to NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
* Experience in delivering high quality customer care
* Experience with and ability to exercise judgements when dealing with e.g. staff, patients, carers, external contacts/clients.
* Delivery / management of homecare services and staff.
* Use of JAC/CMM pharmacy computer system.
* Experience in dealing directly with drug companies and distributors.
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
* Good ability to organise and prioritise work and time
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good telephone skills.
* Able to use own initiative and work unsupervised.
* Ability to make decisions with reference to work policies and procedures.
* Analytical ability for problem solving
* Good ability to use computer systems including excel and word.
* Able to work under pressure.
* Good personal organisation and time management skills.
* Ability to deal with non-routine tasks
* Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda.
* Ability to work on independently as well as part of a team.
* Ability to enter data accurately.
* Hold a valid UK driving license.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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