Overview
The Pharmacy at St Peter's Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a friendly and well-organised individual to join our department as a Senior Dispensing Assistant.
You will be working in a team alongside other Senior dispensing assistants, Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacists. The core working hours are 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
Responsibilities
* Dispense prescriptions for hospital in-patients and out-patients, discharge prescriptions and controlled drugs for all service users.
* Undertake stock management in the dispensary (e.g., daily stock checks, checking expiry dates).
* Use the computer stock control system for the issue of medicines for prescriptions and ad-hoc stock requests, and maintain accurate patient records.
* Ensure all activities carried out in the Dispensary follow departmental Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs).
* File completed prescriptions and requisitions to ensure easy retrieval of information.
* Ensure the dispensary is regularly replenished with cartons, dispensing bottles, medicine spoons, oral syringes, etc.
* Assist in maintaining adequate stocks and stock rotation in the dispensary.
* Participate in continuing stock checks, ensure items are in date, and manage out-of-date medication according to procedure.
* Participate in the ward stock top-up scheme on a regular basis, including stock audits.
* Support Pharmacy Distribution staff during periods of low staffing.
* Undertake Emergency drug cupboard checks as rostered, and fill and supply Emergency drug boxes as requested.
* Maintain a tidy and clean work area and put away stock containers after use.
* Undertake reception duties as necessary, including responding to calls at the Pharmacy hatch and dealing with telephone queries.
* Undertake general administration duties as required.
* Support Cancer Services Unit as required.
* Participate in late night, weekend and Bank Holiday rotas.
* Assist with duties relevant to the post as deemed necessary by the Dispensary Team Leader.
* All pharmacy staff must show confidentiality regarding patients, the Trust, and commercial information (e.g., drug prices).
Qualifications
* Must have a Pharmacy Level 2 vocational qualification. NVQ qualifications in other subjects will not be shortlisted.
Work Environment & Benefits
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained staff provide services across two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We offer NHS benefits and additional benefits including: excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement, on-site nurseries, on-site staff cafés, on-site parking, support in career development, and salary sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit: www.asph-careers.org
Overview Of Responsibilities
To dispense prescriptions for hospital in-patients and out-patients, discharge prescriptions and controlled drugs for all service users.
To undertake stock management in the dispensary (e.g., daily stock checks, checking expiry dates).
To effectively and accurately use the computer stock control system for the issue of pharmaceuticals for prescriptions and ad-hoc stock requests, and maintenance of accurate patient records.
To ensure that all activities carried out in the Dispensary follow departmental Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs).
To file completed prescriptions, requisitions ensuring easy retrieval of information.
To ensure that the dispensary is regularly replenished with cartons, dispensing bottles, medicine spoons, oral syringes etc.
To assist in the maintenance of adequate stocks and stock rotation in the dispensary.
To participate in a continuing stock check, ensuring items are in date and dealing with out of date medication according to procedure.
To participate in the ward stock top up scheme on a regular basis including audit of stock.
To support Pharmacy Distribution staff during periods of low staffing.
To undertake Emergency drug cupboard checks as rostered, and fill and supply Emergency drug boxes as requested.
To maintain a tidy and clean work area and put away stock containers after use.
To undertake reception duties as necessary including responding to calls at the Pharmacy hatch and dealing with telephone queries.
To undertake general administration duties as required.
To support Cancer Services Unit as required.
To participate in late night, weekend and Bank Holiday rotas.
To assist with duties relevant to the post as deemed necessary by the Dispensary Team Leader.
All pharmacy staff must show confidentiality with regard to any information about patients, confidential information about the Trust and commercial information (e.g. drug prices).
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