Overview
To be part of a team of specialist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in providing a comprehensive, efficient and safe pharmacy service to patients within the Trust.
Responsibilities
* Help to manage stock, provide a ward top-up service (including replenishment of Omnicell cabinets), labeling and dispensing, cleaning and tidying.
* Complete HEE Medicines Optimisation course modules for checking Patients’ Own Drugs and transcribing medicines for inpatient use.
* Assist in the dispensing, preparation and delivery of medications and parenteral nutrition for inpatients and outpatients with intestinal failure.
* Assist in dispensing medicines to inpatients and outpatients, wards and departments and help maintain workflow (including assisting in the use of the robot where applicable).
* Be compliant with the requirements of Good Distribution Practice (GDP), MHRA, Whole Seller Dealer License (WDL).
* Deal with non-clinical enquiries from patients and healthcare staff and refer clinical enquiries or complex issues to appropriate members of staff as required.
* Oversee good housekeeping in appropriate rotations by ensuring benches and baskets are kept clear of drugs no longer required.
* Check expiry dates and rotate stock.
* Unpack deliveries and put drugs away, dealing promptly with any discrepancies according to SOPs.
* Participate in weekend and bank holiday rota.
Qualifications / Skills
* Excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. Be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and committed to continuous professional development.
* Good GCSEs or equivalent and an NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or working towards completing the NVQ level 2 qualification.
* This is a full-time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend & bank holiday rota.
About LNWH
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
* We run major acute services at:
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
* St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025
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