Job summary We are looking for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to provide Pharmacy support duties to Critical care and Theatres at Colchester Hospital. You will work independently to manage Pharmacy in top up areas and work closely with the critical care and theatre team when complex issues arise. For this role you will need to have a NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant or equivalent or working towards this. You will manage the supply of medicines and other critical pharmacy supplied consumables to theatres and CCU, ensuring top-up services to these areas supply stock to required levels, pre-emptively and reactively working with the Clinical Lead Pharmacists, Logistics team and CCU/Theatres staff to manage short-falls or changes in Drugs and consumables. You will support the Critical Care and Theatres Lead Pharmacist and Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technician, by undertaking duties such as undertaking audits or data collection. In this role, you will assist the Pharmacy Supply Team Leader to ensure that senior support is available and cover where appropriate if critical care and theatre workload permits. Main duties of the job o To maintain adequate stock levels by ordering, picking and delivering stock medicines to Critical care and Theatres.o To identify and remove in-date drugs which are no longer required from critical care and theatres following the Pharmacy procedure for 'returns'.o To maintain record of drugs "borrowed' from critical care and ensure wards are debited/credited appropriately.o To be proactive and reactive to emergency needs of the ward and clinical areas including organising the delivery of critical medication for stock or one stop dispensing.o To distribute out of stock reports to Pharmacy link personnel in theatres and ensure drugs on "to follows" are on order by liaison with Pharmacy procurement staff.o Inform specialist pharmacist promptly if supply problems are identified.o To work closely with the CCU and Theatres team in undertaking data collection for clinical audits.o To deliver Controlled drugs to the CCU and Theatres.o To co-ordinate with the top up team to ensure an efficient service is arranged in times of own absence and statutory bank holidays by planning a top-up rota for distribution and theatre/critical care staff to refer to. About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 22 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 432-HR2058-24 Job locations Colchester Hospital Turner Road Colchester CO4 5JL Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification Experience Essential Daily administration of stock using an electronic stock management system(s) - including stock checking and reconciliation Demonstrates effective communication skills through team working in complex/multi-disciplinary team environments Self-Managing daily workload - in a stock/stores/logistics environment Checking, storage and distribution of medicines or equivalent goods in regulated and controlled environments Acute/Community pharmacy stock management Experience of dealing with members of the public in a service capacity ensuring good customer service Working with all levels of pharmacy staff including management Use of computers Desirable Experience of Pharmacy Robotic systems Has provided training to junior staff CCU/Theatres stock management Competent undertaking ward stock top ups Experience using databases and basic report writing Experience using Ascribe stock control software Qualifications Essential Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 or GPhC recognised equivalent qualification English GCSE level 4 or above/ equivalent UK nationally recognised qualification Maths GCSE level 4 or above equivalent UK nationally recognised qualification Person Specification Experience Essential Daily administration of stock using an electronic stock management system(s) - including stock checking and reconciliation Demonstrates effective communication skills through team working in complex/multi-disciplinary team environments Self-Managing daily workload - in a stock/stores/logistics environment Checking, storage and distribution of medicines or equivalent goods in regulated and controlled environments Acute/Community pharmacy stock management Experience of dealing with members of the public in a service capacity ensuring good customer service Working with all levels of pharmacy staff including management Use of computers Desirable Experience of Pharmacy Robotic systems Has provided training to junior staff CCU/Theatres stock management Competent undertaking ward stock top ups Experience using databases and basic report writing Experience using Ascribe stock control software Qualifications Essential Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 or GPhC recognised equivalent qualification English GCSE level 4 or above/ equivalent UK nationally recognised qualification Maths GCSE level 4 or above equivalent UK nationally recognised qualification 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 details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Colchester Hospital Turner Road Colchester CO4 5JL Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)