Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Churchill pharmacy and renal team are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Assistant looking to expand their 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 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). Many of our staff progress from this level to become Pharmacy Technicians or other roles within the wider Pharmacy team. This position is a blended role involving both the dispensary and multidisciplinary working with the renal team on a rotational basis at the Churchill Hospital.
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
Key roles include:
* Opportunity to work in both ward and dispensary area.
* Work in reception area taking in prescriptions.
* Delivery of high-quality pharmacy services for out-patients.
* Labelling and dispensing prescriptions.
* To be aware of and be involved in customer service.
* Working as part of a team.
* Returning ward stock.
* Assisting the wards with stock management.
* Relocation of patients' own medication.
About you:
* You will respond to enquiries and requests from staff, patients and carers and ensure appropriate and accurate information is readily available, and to escalate questions and problems to other members of the pharmacy team when needed. You will be expected to form good working relationships with staff from all the different groups within the Clinical and Pharmacy team.
* You should ideally have experience of working as a qualified Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant, using computer systems for dispensing and stock control and have good communication, be well organised and able to use your own initiative.
* This post would suit somebody with either a hospital pharmacy background, or with community pharmacy experience wishing to make a change into the hospital environment, for which appropriate training will be provided.
Job responsibilities
Please see the ward-based & pharmacy assistant job description and person specification attached to this document.
Person Specification
* NVQ2 in pharmaceutical sciences.
* Experienced dispenser.
* 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.
* Adaptable to change.
* Respectful towards colleagues and patients.
* Willing to work in clinical areas with infectious diseases patients.
* Previous NHS experience.
* Experience of using the local pharmacy computer system.
* Well organised.
* Experience of hospital pharmacy.
* A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
* Able to use own initiative appropriately.
* Experience of a changing work environment.
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.
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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