The Inpatient Pharmacy at the Royal Berkshire Hospital has the opportunity for experienced Pharmacy Assistants/Dispensers to join our pharmacy team to provide a ward-based medicines management service, supporting pharmacists, medicines management technicians, and the wider multidisciplinary team. Candidates must possess or be working towards NVQ Level 2 qualification or show willingness to complete training. We are looking for hard-working and highly motivated individuals to join our innovative team.
Here in Pharmacy, we strive to deliver an efficient, safe, and resourceful service to our patients. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their skills in many aspects of the Pharmacy service, including checking Patient Own Drugs, ward top-ups and stock management, dispensing specialised medicines, liaising with a range of different healthcare professionals, and assisting the Monitored Dosage System (MDS) team.
If you believe you are the right person for the job, we welcome your application. For further information please contact Samantha-Mae Alexander - Senior Medicines Management Technician: Samantha-Mae.Alexander@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
As a Medicines Management Assistant, you will assist in the delivery of high-quality ward-based pharmacy services under the supervision of a pharmacist or Medicines Management Technician. In addition, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, undertaking Patient Own Drug (POD) checks, contributing toward the management of stock, including returns. Other responsibilities include stocklist reviews, prompt processing of discharge medicines, and involvement in medicine shortages and recalls.
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high-quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
The Royal Berkshire Hospital Pharmacy Department is a friendly and progressive team, committed to supporting the professional development of all its members. The Pharmacy Department consists of approximately 120 members of staff and includes Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants, and Admin staff from almost 40 different nationalities.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us? We offer a range of learning and development for all employees, may you be clinical or non-clinical.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Samantha-Mae Alexander
Job title: Senior Medicines Management Technician
Email address: Samantha-Mae.Alexander@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0118 322 7800
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