Job summary
Standard shift length 7.5hrs Mon-Fri 08:30-16:30 5 days per week. 37.5 hours available.
The Pharmacy Department at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our team as an Assistant Technical Officer - Distribution.
The postholder will work as part of a pharmacy team of Assistant Technical Officers, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to deliver the pharmacy service across North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust
Main duties of the job
* Undertake a top-up service to wards and departments, ensuring a timely replacement of stock medicines.
* Prioritise all in-coming requisitions and faxed orders according to urgency, obtaining a signed authorisation before the medicines are issued from the pharmacy.
* Assemble ward requisition and top-up orders, endorsing picking note orders and packaging appropriately for delivery. This will include handling heavy boxes of fluids and enteral feeds and replenishment of liquid nitrogen flasks.
* Check for accuracy any orders assembled by other distribution staff.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
* Teamwork.
* Following verbal and written instructions
Desirable:
* Working in healthcare / NHS setting.
* Microsoft Office
* NVQ portfolios
* Stock control.
* Customer service.
* Hospital / health or community pharmacy work.
Qualifications
Essential:
* GCSE English language and mathematics, or equivalent.
* Accredited units in NVQ 2 in pharmacy services, or have achieved within 12 months.
Desirable:
* Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
* In-house distribution checking certification.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential:
* Communication skills.
* Interpersonal skills.
* Good numeracy skills.
* Basic keyboard skills.
* Adaptable to different situations.
* Ability to work methodically and with attention to detail at all times.
* Ability to work as part of a team or as an individual.
* Effective time management.
* Ability to multitask and prioritise work to achieve deadlines.
* Willing to carry out routine tasks in addition to tasks that may be more demanding.
* Ability to work under pressure.
Desirable:
* Problem solving skills.
* Able to work accurately to SOPs
Other requirements
Essential:
* Able to work across the trust.
* Flexible to cover the needs of the service.
* Available to work weekends on request.
* Motivated.
* Organised
* Conscientious
* Flexible
* Enthusiastic
Desirable:
* Driving licence.
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.
Employer details
Employer name: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: West Cumberland Hospital, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG
Employer's website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/
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