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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
284-24-6571694-DMCM
Employer
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Birmingham Childrens Hospital
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£22,383 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/09/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Stores

Band 2

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team within a busy department!

The successful applicant will to undertake duties in support of the Pharmacist, Technicians and Dispensers such as Reception Duties in dispensary, packing, supply and delivery of medicines to wards and departments and undertaking Stores duties and related invoice duties for the Pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

Undertakes duties in support of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

  • reception duties in dispensary
  • packing, supply and delivery of medicines to wards and departments
  • receiving medicines into the department
  • undertakes related invoice duties for both In-patient Pharmacy and The Medicine Chest Outpatient Pharmacy
  • supports the provision of PN and Chemotherapy in the Aseptic Production Unit.
  • Deal with queries, requests from patients and staff at the hatch & on the telephone.
  • Be able to take in prescriptions including verifying the patient’s identity and the validity of the prescription, clarifying details about the prescription
  • Entering prescription details including discharge medication (TTO’s) onto the pharmacy computer tracking system. Monitoring their progress and logging stages in the transaction process
  • To undertake the filing of paper records including sorting and filing the full range of prescriptions daily, weekly and at end of month, year.
  • Replenishment of dispensary stocks.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE English
  • GCSE Maths
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or willing to work towards

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Pharmacy Experience
  • Knowledge of data protection & patient confidentiality

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to prioritise & carry out routine tasks
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of when a problem or issue requires escalation

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Pharmacy Computer System
  • Previous administrative experience

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Trustworthy
  • Adaptable to changes in working practice
  • An understanding of and the ability to undertake the duties outlines in the Job Description
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team player
  • Ability to write, understand and follow procedures

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Owen Lam
Job title
Senior Pharmacy Technician- Pharmacy Stores
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0121 333 9796
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