University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
To work as part of the Pharmacy Team in providing an efficient, effective, and safe pharmaceutical service to patients and customers, including dispensing and ward stock top-up to wards and departments, and for community hospitals, where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Dispensing Assistant to join our Pharmacy team at Leicester General Hospital. The primary role is the dispensing and issuing of medicines for inpatients, outpatients, and TTO's for discharge. This includes the dispensing of controlled drugs, oral cytotoxic, and clinical trial medicines. The role is also responsible for providing a ward top-up service to ensure stock medicines are available for inpatient use. In addition, you will need to ensure accurate stock control of medicines, maintain the replenishment of sundries, and participate in keeping the dispensary clean and tidy. You will be required to work closely with other members of the dispensary and pharmacy replenishment team, including the distributor and pharmacy assistants, to help deliver an efficient and effective pharmacy service to the hospital. The successful candidate will be required to take part in the weekend, evening, and bank holiday rotas. You must possess NVQ/QCF Level 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services, have good oral and written communication skills, and be able to demonstrate good IT/keyboard skills. The pharmacy service at UHL is a key part of the clinical multi-disciplinary teams and aims to provide a high level of clinical expertise to patients.
Job responsibilities
* To dispense a variety of prescriptions including items for inpatient use, for discharge, and Controlled Drugs (CDs)
* Contribute to ward stock medicines management i.e. ward top-up, expiry date management, stock list reviews, etc.
* Support sustainability by managing ward stock returns for re-use
* General dispensary and replenishment duties
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
* NVQ/QCF level 2 Pharmacy services
Experience
* Hospital experience
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.
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