Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant - Bank

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Job summary

Are you a Pharmacy Undergraduate looking for an opportunity to gain experience within a Hospital Pharmacy setting? ?

Are you an organised individual with customer experience who has an interest in Pharmacy? ?

Are you a trained community dispenser looking for the next steps in your career? ?

The Pharmacy Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to be able to offer a vacancy for a Bank Pharmacy Assistant in dispensing or Reception/Clerical support.

As an employer, we have earned a reputation for focusing on the development of our staff and for being an organisation people are proud to work for.

We are one of the largest trusts in the country, providing district general hospital services to people in Preston and Chorley and specialist care (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Burns and Plastics, Oncology, and Renal Medicine) to 1.5m people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. In addition, we are proud to be the regional Major Trauma Centre providing life and limb-saving treatment for patients throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics, run fitness classes, and organise mindfulness sessions. ??????

Main duties of the job

Dispensing duties:

? Working with pharmacy teams to prepare and supply medicines products directly towards for patient use
? Stock control including ordering, receipting drug deliveries stock rotation, expiry checking, and date checking
? Sorting medications, disposing of unwanted medicines, and updating pharmacy computer
? Dispensing directly on a ward to supply chemotherapy medicines to patients
? Medicines supply and top-up service

Reception duties:

? To greet visitors to the department at the hatch and ask how you can help, if applicable direct visitors to the office so they can sign visitors book and collect ID badge
? Direct queries from visitors to the correct person
? Answer telephone and take messages as required
? Keep the work area tidy and use detergent wipes to clean when needed
? Log onto own trust email account and print off infopath/technician/pharmacist sheets via the pharmacy email
? Log onto the pharmacy tracker and book discharge prescriptions on and off the system
? Take EPMA work off the printer and either log it onto the tracker or place it in the dispensary tray
? Check regularly printer has enough paper
? Hand out medication to trust staff, checking ID
? To maintain confidentiality of patient information at all times
Other duties as requested by the Dispensary Team Leader/Senior Assistant.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

08 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

438-PB1286

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide an effective medicine supply service to wards/departments and patients of the Trust
Dispensing medications
Stock control, stock rotation, expiry date checking and use of the Pharmacy IT System
Provides an effective reception service, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries.
Maintains stock of dispensing sundries and carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards.
Supports the training and development of pharmacy team

Applications will be considered for those interested in working part-time hours.

We can offer the successful applicant a variety of shifts ranging from 8am - 19:30 Monday to Friday, and weekend shifts 9am - 5pm cross site at Preston & Chorley Hospitals.

We are open to flexible work pattern for our Bank staff who may have other commitments during the working week.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide an effective medicine supply service to wards/departments and patients of the Trust
Dispensing medications
Stock control, stock rotation, expiry date checking and use of the Pharmacy IT System
Provides an effective reception service, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries.
Maintains stock of dispensing sundries and carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards.
Supports the training and development of pharmacy team

Applications will be considered for those interested in working part-time hours.

We can offer the successful applicant a variety of shifts ranging from 8am - 19:30 Monday to Friday, and weekend shifts 9am - 5pm cross site at Preston & Chorley Hospitals.

We are open to flexible work pattern for our Bank staff who may have other commitments during the working week.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

4 GCSE Passes Grade C or above (or equivalent) must include Maths and English

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a team
Computer experience including good keyboard skills
Good telephone/ communication skills
Knowledge of stock control systems
Knowledge of Health & safety

Desirable

Experience of working in pharmacy
Experience of working in a customer facing role
Experience of working in a busy environment.
Knowledge of Good Distribution Practice and MHRA Guidelines

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

4 GCSE Passes Grade C or above (or equivalent) must include Maths and English

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a team
Computer experience including good keyboard skills
Good telephone/ communication skills
Knowledge of stock control systems
Knowledge of Health & safety

Desirable

Experience of working in pharmacy
Experience of working in a customer facing role
Experience of working in a busy environment.
Knowledge of Good Distribution Practice and MHRA Guidelines

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

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)