Job summary TEWV pharmacy team are recruiting dispensing assistants to join our pharmacy at Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough. The successful applicants will be exceptional team players with good communication and interpersonal skills who are enthusiastic and committed to join our team. Ideally applicants will have previous experience in working within a pharmacy as a dispensing assistant. Applicants own transport is desirable but not essential. This is an exciting time to join a supportive team with development opportunities in a growing NHS pharmacy team. Main duties of the job To work under pharmacy SOPs to provide a medicines top up and stock management for wards, with supervision available from pharmacy technicians To dispense medication against prescriptions and requisitions, calculating appropriate doses and doses for both inpatient and outpatients following SOPs, ensuring prescriptions and requisitions are legal and safe. To receive medication supplies from wholesalers and electronically record this. To remove unwanted medication from the wards to determine what is suitable for return or destruction as per policies. To dispense controlled drugs for ward stock and named patients following all legal requirements. To dispense orders for emergency drugs. To maintain cost effective holding on the wards. To ensure good stock control, ensuring stock checks and expiry date checks are completed in a timely manner. Maintain up to date knowledge and competency in the skills required to perform safely and effectively in the role and to undertake relevant statutory and mandatory training and to be responsible for personal development agreed with line manager. About us The pharmacy team in TEWV has over 100 team members including drivers, pharmacy assistants, administration, nurses, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. Individual team members are spread across multiple sites, with a dispensary in each of our 3 localities. The locality teams work independently, but come together to agree standards and best practice, learning from each other and trying to improve. We developed a 5-year Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy framework which was created with the teams to produce a shared set of themes and priorities. This is 'Our Journey to Change' Our values are Respect, Compassion and responsibility. If you are a kind, supporting, honest, ambitious team member who thrives on being inclusive and working in partnership - our organisation may be a fit for you. Date posted 04 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 346-PH-016-24 Job locations Roseberry Park Hospital Marton Road Middlesbrough TS4 3AF Job description Job responsibilities To assist, under supervision, with routine duties of a technical nature, including the supply and distribution of medicines to trust wards, departments and team bases. To visit designated wards and departments to provide a ward stock topping up service as part the ward rota working to pharmacy standard processes, ordering medication and maintaining stock supplies. To support the pharmacy team through the provision of clerical and administrative work. To be able to competently dispense an array of medication from a variety of order forms. To be responsible for a range of technical duties in the dispensary to aid in the smooth and efficient running of the department. To work together with other pharmacy colleagues, in the dispensaries and wards, to provide patients with an accurate and timely supply of medication from admission through to discharge. To promote at all times a positive image of people with Mental Health conditions and Learning disabilities. To promote at all times a positive image of both the Pharmacy department and profession and the wider Trust. Job description Job responsibilities To assist, under supervision, with routine duties of a technical nature, including the supply and distribution of medicines to trust wards, departments and team bases. To visit designated wards and departments to provide a ward stock topping up service as part the ward rota working to pharmacy standard processes, ordering medication and maintaining stock supplies. To support the pharmacy team through the provision of clerical and administrative work. To be able to competently dispense an array of medication from a variety of order forms. To be responsible for a range of technical duties in the dispensary to aid in the smooth and efficient running of the department. To work together with other pharmacy colleagues, in the dispensaries and wards, to provide patients with an accurate and timely supply of medication from admission through to discharge. To promote at all times a positive image of people with Mental Health conditions and Learning disabilities. To promote at all times a positive image of both the Pharmacy department and profession and the wider Trust. Person Specification Experience in pharmacy Essential Experience of stock management and customer care Desirable Pharmacy experience Qualification Essential Numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE or equivalent at grade C or above in English and Mathematics) Medicines Counter Assistant Qualification (e.g. NPA or equivalent) or Partial completion of NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services Desirable Full NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services qualification Skills Essential Good communication skills Ability to work under supervision and independently Desirable Experience with the use of appropriate software packages including Excel Person Specification Experience in pharmacy Essential Experience of stock management and customer care Desirable Pharmacy experience Qualification Essential Numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE or equivalent at grade C or above in English and Mathematics) Medicines Counter Assistant Qualification (e.g. NPA or equivalent) or Partial completion of NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services Desirable Full NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services qualification Skills Essential Good communication skills Ability to work under supervision and independently Desirable Experience with the use of appropriate software packages including Excel 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Address Roseberry Park Hospital Marton Road Middlesbrough TS4 3AF Employer's website https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)