To work as part of the Pharmacy Team in providing an efficient, effective, and safe pharmaceutical service to patients and customers, including dispensing and ward stock top-up to wards and departments, and for community hospitals, where appropriate.
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Dispensing Assistant to join our Pharmacy team at Leicester General Hospital.
The primary role is the dispensing and issuing of medicines for inpatients, out patients and TTO's for discharge. This includes the dispensing of controlled drugs, oral cytotoxic and clinical trial medicines. The role is also responsible for providing a ward top up service to ensure stock medicines are available for inpatient use
In addition you will need to ensure accurate stock control of medicines, maintain the replenishment of sundries and participate in keeping the dispensary clean and tidy.
You will be required to work closely with other members of the dispensary and pharmacy replenishment team, including the distributor and pharmacy assistants, to help deliver an efficient and effective pharmacy service to the hospital.
The successful candidate will be required to take part in the weekend, evening and bank holiday rota's
Youmustpossess NVQ/QCF Level 2 or equivalent inPharmacy Services, have good oral and written communication skills and be able to demonstrate good IT/keyboard skills
The pharmacy service at UHL is a key part of the clinical multi-disciplinary teams and aims to provide a high level of clinical expertise to patients.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
- To dispense a variety of prescriptions including items for inpatient use, for discharge and Controlled Drugs (CDs)
- Contribute to ward stock medicines management i.e ward top-up, expiry date management, stock list reviews etc
- Support sustainability by managing ward stock returns for re-use
- General dispensary and replenishment duties
Please see Job Description for full details
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025