Pharmacy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

• • To be responsible for the day-to-day ordering, receiving, and unpacking of pharmaceutical products from suppliers according to GDP and departmental SOPs
  • To ensure that medicines are sourced in a timely manner.
  • To accurately use the pharmacy computer system to receive goods into the pharmacy store according to departmental SOPs.
  • To act as second checker for administration of Controlled Drugs by registered healthcare professionals.
  • To carry out regular stock checks, expiry date checks and other monitoring procedures such as logging fridge and ambient temperatures and dealing with any anomalies in accordance with GDP and departmental procedure.
  • To ensure high standards and accuracy of work and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
  • To ensure medicines returned from clinical areas, are sorted and either returned to stock or disposed of safely and appropriately in accordance with GDP, Trust guidelines and departmental procedures.
  • To undertake administration of weekly and monthly In Possession medication to patients
  • To ensure that all work carried out in procurement is done in accordance with current legislation, including GDP and departmental and Trust financial procedures.
  • To manage work Medicines Optimisation work in treatment areas ensuring tasks are carried out in a timely manner and orders are received on time.
  • To communicate with routinely with the Pharmacy/Healthcare department to place orders, chase receipt of goods and to query discrepancies.
  • To deal with telephone queries and staff visiting the department, as first point of contact, dealing with them or referring to others if required according to SOPs.
  • To communicate, as necessary, with external regulatory bodies, information pertaining to the WDL or other requests.
  • Post holders will need to undertake a prison security check (level 2) prior to being employed, as well the standard NHS recruitment checks.
  • To appreciate thesecure environment you are working in and to adhere to all prison procedures as necessary.
  • To undertake any other tasks at the request of the senior prison services pharmacist.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Completion of dispensary competencies (signed off as competent to dispense medicines)

Desirable

• Certificate in purchasing and supply (CIPS) level 2 or equivalent experience
• NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services Certificate (or willingness to undertake via Oxleas)
• GPHC registration

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working within a pharmacy or healthcare
• Ability to work in all sections of medicines supply

Desirable

• Experience of working with Pharmacy Stock control systems

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Knowledge of Good Distribution Practices (GDP) (Requirements of WDL)
• Competent in co-ordinating and completing day-to-day workload with minimal supervision

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Bristol

Bristol

BS7 8PS

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)