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Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 in 6 weekends (Saturday or Sunday) late rota and bank holiday rota.) Job ref 321-CSS-7086293-B3
Site John Radcliffe Pharmacy Level 2 Town Oxford Salary £24,625 - £25,674 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 07/05/2025
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Job overview
I am very keen to hear from you if you are an experienced Pharmacy Assistant looking to expand your skillset with a move from Community into Hospital Pharmacy, or are looking to progress further in your career within a Hospital setting. Ideally you will have obtained your Specialist BTEC Level 2 Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff Pharmacy Service Skills NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent GPhC recognised qualification), although this is preferable it is not essential and support through the qualification process can be provided (successful applicants who do not hold the required qualification will be paid at band 2, rising to band 3 on successful completion of the qualification). This position is predominantly ward based across the acute general medicine team, with 20% of your time in dispensary supporting the pharmacy department.
The Dispensary team are supported by ever evolving Technology, with electronic prescribing and a robot to support the labelling and dispensing of medications. The successful applicant will be trained in the full use of the robotic system. Key duties of this role include dispensing medicines according to procedure, using the Pharmacy computer system to produce dispensing labels, preparation of emergency drug boxes, maintaining accurate medication records and assisting in efficient stock control management.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description for the main duties. Please contact Emma Heyden if you would like to find out more details.
Person specification
Essential/Desirable
* NVQ2 in pharmaceutical sciences
* Experienced dispenser
* Experience of stock management
* Able to work as part of a team and independently
* Able to use own initiative appropriately
* Willing to travel between sites
* Enthusiastic and responsible attitude
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Previous NHS experience
* Experience of using the local pharmacy computer system
* Experience of hospital pharmacy
* Well organised
* A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
* Experience of a changing work environment
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
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