Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Pharmacy Assistant

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior pharmacy supply assistant to join our distribution team.

The post holder will be based in pharmacy distribution and will be responsible for

*Coordinating the daily pharmacy distribution service, working closely with the Principal Pharmacy Technician for Procurement and Distribution.

*Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, managing the top-up rota, trouble shooting, raising concerns from the team, ensuring standards are met and assisting with the training of new staff.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should ideally have prior experience of working within a pharmacy stores environment; have good organisational and task prioritisation skills and be good at problem solving. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who can work effectively as part of a team as well as in a team leader role.

You will be required to work weekends and participate in the late evening rota.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

15 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2324-1-PH144

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Achieved or working towards NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services

Experience

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organise own and other people's workloads depending on priorities.
The ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure.
Good interpersonal skills
The ability carry out repetitive lifting tasks using appropriate manual handling techniques and the equipment provided.

Desirable

Previous experience of leading a team

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of Microsoft office (e.g. word, excel)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Achieved or working towards NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services

Experience

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organise own and other people's workloads depending on priorities.
The ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure.
Good interpersonal skills
The ability carry out repetitive lifting tasks using appropriate manual handling techniques and the equipment provided.

Desirable

Previous experience of leading a team

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of Microsoft office (e.g. word, excel)

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

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)