Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 April 2025

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and determined individual to work 37.5 hours per week to join our progressive team with a national reputation for innovation and development. You will be part of a broad pharmacy team working using your skills for inpatients, outpatients and clinical trials patients.

We are a growing team and there are lots of exciting opportunities for personal and professional development. Individuals will spend time working outside of the department with key stakeholders including the clinical research team and sponsor representatives.

The post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. Weekend cover will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital to support the 7 day clinical service to the Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. Opportunities for further development are available within our forward thinking service.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy) , as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.

Main duties of the job

Dispensary roles will remain in line with usual working practice. For traditional dispensing assistant roles, you will be undertaking activities at ward level but also within the pharmacy department which contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients e.g. medicines supply, dispensing medication.

To communicate routine information with other healthcare staff to ensure that a safe and effective system of supply of medicines is maintained to patients.To communicate routine information with patients/carers concerning their medicines which may include to patients with communication difficulties.Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7110506JA

Job locations

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive and modern pharmacy service by undertaking activities within the pharmacy and at ward level which contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients e.g. store based activities, ward top-up services and dispensing medication for patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of literacy and numeracy equivalent to GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics
NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge training e.g. that provided by NPA, Buttercups or other accredited in-house programmes or a recognised pharmacy dispensing qualification (Boots, NPA) and relevant training /experience.

other

Essential

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of literacy and numeracy equivalent to GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics
NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge training e.g. that provided by NPA, Buttercups or other accredited in-house programmes or a recognised pharmacy dispensing qualification (Boots, NPA) and relevant training /experience.

other

Essential

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes

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).

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