Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust provides clinical pharmacy services to both Mental Health and Physical Health wards across Hampshire as part of a friendly and supportive team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
This role will be based at Lymington New Forest Hospital and will provide pharmacy services to the five physical health inpatient wards including a stroke rehabilitation unit and medical admissions unit, an outlying medical rehabilitation unit, and a hospice, as well as the departments and outpatient clinics that are run from the site.
Staff parking is free and on site.
The Southern Health Lymington Pharmacy team are NOT contracted to fulfil:
*Late-nights
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Main duties of the job
The role of the Senior Medicines Management Assistant is to perform pharmaceutical duties in accordance with set procedures and under supervision at Lymington Hospital. This post involves providing a ward stock top up service, dispensing inpatient, outpatient, and discharge medications, and controlled drugs, labelling medications using the pharmacy IT system, assessing, and relabelling patients own drugs, stock control, stock rotation, ordering medication via a purchase order, goods receipt, and invoicing.
All staff have access to regular clinical supervision as well as regular group reflective practice and training opportunities to ensure continuing professional development and role enhancement.
This post is a valued part of the team, and you will have the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care from admission to discharge.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy Services or equivalent on the job experience
* 4 or more GCSE passes (C grade or equivalent) to include English and Maths (or suitable equivalent)
* GCSE passes in chemistry and biology
Experience
* Working as part of a team
* Pharmacy stock control experience
* Experience in assessing patients own drugs for re-use
* Hospital pharmacy experience
* Experience of audit using standard templates
Additional Criteria
* Common sense, logical, practical thinker
* Able to work effectively under pressure and meet agreed deadlines
* Pleasant personality and able to work effectively as part of a team
* Demonstrable willingness to learn and develop new skills
* Demonstrable proficiency in maintaining concentration over extended periods when dealing with medication
* Standard keyboard and telephone skills
* Ability to use a VDU most of the day (reasonable adjustments can be made)
* Experience using reporting software to create or collate reports, which require attention to detail & accuracy
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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year based on full time hours.
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