Employer: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Surrey Hospital
Town: Guildford
Salary: £25,329 - £30,570 per annum - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Senior Rotational Pharmacy Assistant
AfC Band 4
Job overview
We have two exciting opportunities for an enthusiastic and highly motivated assistant to join our strong team, delivering a high quality of service.
The role is a split position between Dispensary and Medicines Management and will involve working in the Main Inpatient Dispensary, and as part of the ward based Medicines Management Team.
We are looking for candidates who have experience within the Hospital Pharmacy setting although we welcome applications from people with wider ranging pharmacy experience. Ideally, they should have some medicines management and counselling experience, although full training is given.
Please note: Candidates without the Dispensary Assistants Course (ADAC) or NVQ Level 2 qualification will join as a Band 3 Senior Rotational Pharmacy Assistant until they have completed the required training and qualifications to work at a Band 4 level ideally within 1 year of employment.
If you are a team player with an ability to work under your own initiative, work well under pressure, have good communication skills and a high level of accuracy this is the job for you!
Main duties of the job
You will be offered a variety of experience and training within each area:
* Dispensary - Dispensing prescriptions within the main Inpatient Dispensary as well as providing a stock top-up service to allocated wards, liaising with external Trust staff and assisting the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and senior Pharmacy Technicians in coordinating the workflow, training and supervision of staff.
* Medicines Management Services - Work in conjunction with the Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians to provide a safe and efficient near-patient pharmacy service based at ward level. Including accurately checking patient’s medications contained in the bedside medicines locker on admission, initiating further supplies, and assisting the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and senior Pharmacy Technicians in the training of staff.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To accurately dispense and deliver pharmaceuticals to patients from the inpatient dispensary.
• To assist in the provision of a drug top up service to 30+ wards and clinics. Accurately top up pharmaceutical stock on wards or departments as allocated.
• To provide basic services to allocated wards within the Trust as part of the Medicines Management team.
• Assist with the training and supervision of staff where appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English or equivalent qualification
* Dispensary Assistants Course (ADAC)
* NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or an equivalent accredited qualification e.g. ADAC course
* Extensive hospital pharmacy experience
* Experience in Patient Consultation and counselling on their medications
Knowledge
* Experience of pharmacy practice.
* Experience dealing with the public.
* Experience of providing training.
* Experience of effective stock control.
* Experience of providing supervision.
* Experience within Medicines Management.
* Hospital pharmacy experience.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Gemma Boucher
Job title: Appointing Officer
Telephone number: 01483 571122
If you would like to talk to somebody about this vacancy, then please contact:
Gemma Boucher - Lead Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Services
Ext 4013
or
Joseph Mukoko – Lead Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
Ext 2578
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