Employer: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Tameside Hospital
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne
Salary: £24,625 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 01/04/2025
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant within our Pharmacy Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual looking for a new challenge to join our Pharmacy team as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant.
An NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services is desirable (or equivalent experience), however, not essential and full training will be provided to complete the NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services. Experience of working in a busy Hospital Pharmacy is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
1. To co-operate with, and support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in providing and developing the technical aspects of the pharmaceutical service.
2. Provide safe and effective routine dispensing services.
3. Provide patient focused pharmacy outpatient services and support medicines management and risk management strategies within those area(s) and/or services.
4. Supervise assistants undertaking routine support activities necessary for the continuing supply service of pharmaceutical products, to the hospital wards and departments and community clinics and other service users.
5. Actively contribute to dispensing for discharge schemes and be responsible for providing this service to nominated wards under the guidance of higher level pharmacy technicians.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
* Safety
* Care
* Respect
* Communication
* Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include: flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service skills
* Good general education, preferably a 4 (Grade C) and above in Mathematics and English
EXPERIENCE
* Previous experience of working in a busy Hospital or Community Pharmacy as an assistant technical officer or dispenser
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
* Careful and accurate worker
* Good numeracy and literacy skills
* Can communicate effectively with patients and service users, both verbally and in writing
* Able to prioritise own workload within the scope of organised rotas
* Familiarity with the necessary keyboard skills required to use the departmental computer systems
Other Factors
* Respect for working colleagues, other disciplines and the public
* Able to meet the demands of a busy department and specifically to work competently under pressure
* Able to work under own initiative and with supervision but understands limits of responsibility
* Good customer care and telephone manner
* Organised and capable of keeping to deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
* Able to work as part of a large team
* Approachable, respectful and supportive to managers
* Practical, enthusiastic and self-motivated to finish tasks accurately and efficiently
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.
For further details / informal visits contact:
For an informal chat or visit contact Jayne Burrows, Principle Technician for Dispensary Services on 0161 922 6290 or Sujata Jobanputra, Chief Pharmacy Technician on 0161 922 6290.
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