Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Logistics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday and Tuesday 8:30 - 17:00)
- Job ref
- 432-HR665-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £20,270 - £21,318 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
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Pharmacy Assistant Logistics/Medicines delivery
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Ipswich Hospital are looking for a Pharmacy Assistant to provide an efficient and timely medicines delivery service.
Based within the Pharmacy department this role involves the delivery, distribution and collection of pharmacy stocks, drugs and other items throughout pharmacy and Ipswich Hospital.
You will need to have the ability to work within a team and on your own.
As part of this role you will be able to undertake NVQ Level 2 modules in Pharmacy services.
For this role you will be required to lift and handle potentially heavy boxes and move boxes and other items throughout pharmacy and the hospital including wards, theatres and clinics.
This post will be 15 hours per week, 8:30 – 5:00 Monday and Tuesday (subject to change upon needs of the service)
Main duties of the job
- Collect and subsequently deliver boxes, bags and other items for the Dispensary from the wards, theatres and clinics.
- To pick and subsequently deliver IV fluid orders for the wards, theatres and clinics.
- To deliver controlled drugs to the wards, theatres and clinics.
- To work within the stores and Distribution areas in accordance with departmental procedures when necessary.
- To ensure that all deliveries are signed for and temporarily stored according to the departmental procedures.
- To complete Random drug stock accuracy checks.
- To participate in general housekeeping stock control, expiry date checking and stock rotation in the department.
- To return any waste medicines to pharmacy in accordance with the hospital policies.
- To collect items from pharmacy stores as requested by other members in the department.
- Assess safe loading of large pharmacy trolleys for use in confined spaces.
- To assist the when necessary in the storage of items including bulk IV fluids.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Stores work
- Customer care
- Communication
- Accurate recording of information
- Use of computers/keyboards
Desirable criteria
- Stock control systems
- Wellsky systems
- e-mail systems
- Working in on own and in a team
- Hospital Pharmacy experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy services or willingness to undertake
- Numeracy and Literacy to Level 1
Desirable criteria
- Maths and English grade D or above or equivalent
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kaylie Gunn
- Job title
- Chief Technician Pharmacy Procurement
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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