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Pharmacy Support Worker

NHS Professionals Limited

The closing date is 11 December 2024

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Job summary

Job Title: Pharmacy Support Worker

Grade: Band 3

Trust: Greater Manchester Mental Health

Location: Meadowbrook

Ward:Pharmacy

Pay Rates: £11.67 per hour

Shift Patterns: Monday to Friday 09:00 15:00

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacy Support Worker ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Greater Manchester Mental Health and help us make a difference!

Main duties of the job

1. Responsible for provision of technical services to designated wards and departments, ensuring continuous supply of medicinal products to patients within the Trust.

2. Accurate use of the Pharmacy IT System to supply constant data on drug expenditure and trends across the directorates within the Trust.

3. Participate in service developments to improve patient care and or increase efficiency.

  1. Dispense medicines to inpatients and outpatients in accordance with current legislation. Attain highest level of expertise and maintain high standards of work at all times.
  2. Participate in ward stock topping up and individual patient dispensing, ordering supplies of drugs in accordance with an agreed stock list.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£11.67 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-24-5081

Job locations

Meadowbrook Mental Health Unit

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HG


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Responsible for provision of technical services to designated wards and departments, ensuring continuous supply of medicinal products to patients within the Trust.

2. Accurate use of the Pharmacy IT System to supply constant data on drug expenditure and trends across the directorates within the Trust.

3. Participate in service developments to improve patient care and or increase efficiency

4. Dispense medicines to inpatients and outpatients in accordance with current legislation. Attain highest level of expertise and maintain high standards of work at all times.

5. Participate in ward stock topping up and individual patient dispensing, ordering supplies of drugs in accordance with an agreed stock list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Responsible for provision of technical services to designated wards and departments, ensuring continuous supply of medicinal products to patients within the Trust.

2. Accurate use of the Pharmacy IT System to supply constant data on drug expenditure and trends across the directorates within the Trust.

3. Participate in service developments to improve patient care and or increase efficiency

4. Dispense medicines to inpatients and outpatients in accordance with current legislation. Attain highest level of expertise and maintain high standards of work at all times.

5. Participate in ward stock topping up and individual patient dispensing, ordering supplies of drugs in accordance with an agreed stock list.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Current experience of working as a Pharmacy Assistant or dispenser
  • Understanding of the principles of accurate stock control
  • Importance of following Standard Operating Procedures to fulfil duties

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy service Skills
  • Minimum of 3 GSCEs or equivalent to include Maths and English Language
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Current experience of working as a Pharmacy Assistant or dispenser
  • Understanding of the principles of accurate stock control
  • Importance of following Standard Operating Procedures to fulfil duties

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy service Skills
  • Minimum of 3 GSCEs or equivalent to include Maths and English Language

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Meadowbrook Mental Health Unit

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Meadowbrook Mental Health Unit

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Stephanie Moss (Recruitment Consultant)

stephanie.moss@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£11.67 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-24-5081

Job locations

Meadowbrook Mental Health Unit

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HG


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