Job summary
Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Homecare
Band 3 Subject to Agenda for change
Permanent post
Hours 37.5 hours per week 1.0 wte over 7 days
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is a leading healthcare provider dedicated to delivering exceptional care to our community. With a commitment to innovation, excellence, and patient-centric services, we are seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our dynamic Homecare Service team.
As a Senior Pharmacy Assistant within our Homecare Service, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients in their homes. This critical position demands a candidate with extensive experience in pharmacy operations, exceptional organizational skills, and a strong commitment to patient safety.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- To raise orders against Homecare prescriptions and ensure they reach the Homecare Provider in time for the first delivery.
- To process homecare prescriptions/services and invoices through the EMIS pharmacy homecare management system in an accurate and timely manner.
- Monitor and maintain the pharmacy database in relation to Homecare services.
- To assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician for Homecare in the smooth running of the Pharmacy Homecare Service.
About us
Why Bolton?
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children.
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services with relevant underpinning knowledge (including unit 2.6) or eligible to work as pharmacy assistant under grandparent clause (RSPGB) or on the job training, and experience to equivalent of NVQ level 3 in dispensing practice
- Good all round practical skills.
Desirable
- 4 passes at GCSE Grade C (or above) or CSE Grade 1 or GCE 'O' level (dual science preferred) or equivalent qualification. Other level 2 or 3 NVQ in relevant areas of practice.
- Dispensing certification eg NPA, Boots etc.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Ability to work under own initiative and with supervision
- Able to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Satisfactory employment history
- Previous pharmacy or stores experience
- Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances e.g. when dealing with seriously ill patients
Desirable
- Relevant experience of work in a community pharmacy dispensary or hospital pharmacy
- Experience in Ward Based Pharmacy Services eg 'PoDs', 'One-stop'
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services with relevant underpinning knowledge (including unit 2.6) or eligible to work as pharmacy assistant under grandparent clause (RSPGB) or on the job training, and experience to equivalent of NVQ level 3 in dispensing practice
- Good all round practical skills.
Desirable
- 4 passes at GCSE Grade C (or above) or CSE Grade 1 or GCE 'O' level (dual science preferred) or equivalent qualification. Other level 2 or 3 NVQ in relevant areas of practice.
- Dispensing certification eg NPA, Boots etc.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Ability to work under own initiative and with supervision
- Able to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Satisfactory employment history
- Previous pharmacy or stores experience
- Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances e.g. when dealing with seriously ill patients
Desirable
- Relevant experience of work in a community pharmacy dispensary or hospital pharmacy
- Experience in Ward Based Pharmacy Services eg 'PoDs', 'One-stop'
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
