Job summary
Applications are invited from all dispensing assistants including those who are community-based with no previous hospital experience. This is an excellent opportunity to further your pharmacy career and break into the hospital sector.
The successful candidate will support the smooth running of the pharmacy dispensary ensuring that medication is supplied safely and accurately in a timely manner. You will be required to undertake a broad range of duties and full training will be given
You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient focus service.
This role would suit someone who is committed to providing high quality patient safety focused care utilising excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work within a large team.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role. For further information about the role please contact Helen Laws -- helen.laws@uhb.nhs.uk -- 0121 627 8730.
Main duties of the job
The required candidates must have excellent organisational and time management skills as they will be responsible for a variety of dispensary-based activities as well as team leading opportunities. They will need to have good attention to detail and be happy working flexibly within a team
They will:
*Meet the essential criteria of the job specification
*Hold a QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (formerly NVQ) Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant qualification or equivalent.
The role involves.
*Dispensing for in and out-patients
*Stock control
*Reception and telephones duties
*Checking and assembling items for ward stock and emergency drug boxes
*Preparing discharge prescriptions, including blister packs
*Preparing controlled drug orders
*Topping up the emergency cupboard
*Supporting the training and supervision on pre-registration technicians and other support staff
*Team leading
*Participating in late nights, weekends and bank holidays
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * GCSE grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English (or equivalent)
- * NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF), BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science
- or
- * Accredited Dispensing Assistants Course (NPA)
Experience
Essential
- * Post NVQ level 2 qualification developmental experience of a range of dispensing with formal training and annual revalidated accreditation as a dispenser
- * Understanding of pharmacy related computer systems
- * Understanding of Health and Safety at Work, manual handling and COSHH
- * Understanding of dispensing, stock control and supply systems and processes
- * Knowledge of stock control systems
- * Knowledge of code of practice/customer care
- * Understands the need for delivering a cost effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste
Desirable
- * Previous experience within a hospital pharmacy setting
- * Experience in staff training
- * Working Knowledge of JAC pharmacy system
- * Knowledge of drugs, side effects & where to find further information
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Able to reflect on own practice and learn from experience
- * Able to identify customer needs and deliver services to the required level
- * Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written and electronically as required
- * Demonstrates ability to work to set procedures
- * Takes responsibility for own work and actions and contributes to the team success
- * Demonstrates I.T and keyboard skills
- * Demonstrates ability to recognise professional and personal limitations referring to appropriate person when necessary
- * Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks
- * Demonstrates numeracy skills
- * Demonstrates ability to work independently
- * Demonstrates ability to maintain accuracy under pressure
- * Demonstrates ability to deal with frequent interruptions e.g. bleeps/pagers
- * Able to maintain confidentiality of information
- * Able to adapt to change
- * Demonstrates ability to prioritise and organise daily tasks using own initiative
- * Good time management
- * Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy
- * Strong attention to detail
- * Reliable
- * Ability to travel to all UHB sites
- * Flexible to work in accordance with service needs
- * Committed to abide by the Trust vision and values
- * Able to lift moderate weights (up to 15kg)
Desirable
- *Demonstrates ability to guide and train others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * GCSE grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English (or equivalent)
- * NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF), BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science
- or
- * Accredited Dispensing Assistants Course (NPA)
Experience
Essential
- * Post NVQ level 2 qualification developmental experience of a range of dispensing with formal training and annual revalidated accreditation as a dispenser
- * Understanding of pharmacy related computer systems
- * Understanding of Health and Safety at Work, manual handling and COSHH
- * Understanding of dispensing, stock control and supply systems and processes
- * Knowledge of stock control systems
- * Knowledge of code of practice/customer care
- * Understands the need for delivering a cost effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste
Desirable
- * Previous experience within a hospital pharmacy setting
- * Experience in staff training
- * Working Knowledge of JAC pharmacy system
- * Knowledge of drugs, side effects & where to find further information
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Able to reflect on own practice and learn from experience
- * Able to identify customer needs and deliver services to the required level
- * Able to communicate at an appropriate level complex information verbally, written and electronically as required
- * Demonstrates ability to work to set procedures
- * Takes responsibility for own work and actions and contributes to the team success
- * Demonstrates I.T and keyboard skills
- * Demonstrates ability to recognise professional and personal limitations referring to appropriate person when necessary
- * Demonstrates ability to undertake a variety of tasks
- * Demonstrates numeracy skills
- * Demonstrates ability to work independently
- * Demonstrates ability to maintain accuracy under pressure
- * Demonstrates ability to deal with frequent interruptions e.g. bleeps/pagers
- * Able to maintain confidentiality of information
- * Able to adapt to change
- * Demonstrates ability to prioritise and organise daily tasks using own initiative
- * Good time management
- * Able to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy
- * Strong attention to detail
- * Reliable
- * Ability to travel to all UHB sites
- * Flexible to work in accordance with service needs
- * Committed to abide by the Trust vision and values
- * Able to lift moderate weights (up to 15kg)
Desirable
- *Demonstrates ability to guide and train others
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.
