Job overview
Are you a passionate and experienced pharmacy assistant looking to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic healthcare environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
The Pharmacy department is looking for Lead Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer to become part of our friendly, patient centred team at SLaM (Post holders will be based at Bethlem Royal Hospital with visits to Ladywell unit at Lewisham hospital expected as part of the role)
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and qualified pharmacy assistant to join our dynamic, innovative team who are dedicated to improving our services within the pharmacy department. You will work with the operations and medicines management teams to lead the dispensary service and implement, deliver and continually improve services provided for both in-patient and patients cared for by our various community mental health teams.
As a Lead Pharmacy ATO at Bethlem Royal Hospital, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting our pharmacy department. You will be responsible for:
* Leading and managing the day‑to‑day activities of our dispensary team.
* Ensuring the accurate and timely preparation, dispensing, and distribution of medications to various hospital departments.
* Providing guidance and training to junior staff, ensuring excellent patient care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with experience and a passion for this area of work in hospital pharmacy with natural leadership qualities. Your role will involve helping to implement, deliver and continually improve the Pharmacy services within the pharmacy Department at Bethlem Royal Hospital
You must have excellent communication skills and enjoy working in a large multi‑disciplinary team. You must also be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and committed to continuous professional development.
The department actively promotes development, education and training. To apply you will need to have good GCSEs or equivalent and obtained a full NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or equivalent.
When appropriate entry criteria are met you will be expected to undertake relevant training and development to become an Accuracy Checking ATO (meeting the requirements of the nationally agreed framework). Adhere to the agreed in house framework for accuracy checking of medicines by ATOs and participate in daily checking slots once qualified.
This is a full time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend rota.
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