Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Contract
- Permanent: N/A
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 188-UPL211124
- Employer
- UHS Pharmacy Ltd ( UPL )
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £24,739 £24739
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/01/2025
Employer heading
Operations Assistant
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic outpatient pharmacy team with a focus on patient care and achieving excellence. This role will enable you to expand your clinical knowledge within a diverse field of medicine.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role
Please note UPL does not hold a Home Office Workers Licence and therefore unable to offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
UPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. It was formed to provide dispensing and other professional services to outpatients of the Trust. It also provides a range of over-the-counter medicines and pharmacy services for hospital staff, outpatients and visitors.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
You will be expected to work in a fast-paced environment working within a large team and providing a patient-centred service, whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. This role is perfect for an ambitious candidate who has the ability to build strong relationships with varying healthcare professionals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To assist the Senior Management team in the service provision of the services, maintaining a high standard of service in accordance with legislation and recognised good practice.
-To diagnose and rectify faults within the robot as well as regular maintenance to offer an efficient automated picking system .
- Responsible for good stock control, including ordering of stock, receipting deliveries, dealing with the relevant paperwork, stock rotation, checking expiry dates, putting stock on shelves and security of stock. Stock up the robot, as and when necessary, to ensure this continues to run effectively.
- Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with members of the pharmacy team, hospital staff and patients to ensure a seamless medicines management process.
Person specification
Qualifications and training required
Essential criteria
- Minimum 5 GCSEs A* to C including mathematics or equivalent
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Proven track record of providing excellent customer service
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Pharmacy.
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication
Special requirements of the post
Essential criteria
- Job may involve weekend working on rotation and some late duties during the week
- Willing and able to undertake continuing professional development
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.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adrian Saxby
- Job title
- Business service administartor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02380777222 ext 1399
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