Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 361-6391000
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
- Town
- Northwood
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, Plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/07/2024
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant - Supply and Distribution
NHS AFC: Band 3
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Assistant – Supply and Distribution who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This role is key in the receipt, supply and distribution of pharmaceutical products across the Mount Vernon Hospital Site. Full training will be provided in the department.
You must be keen to learn in a fast-paced environment, be able to work under pressure and undertake manual handling of goods and have the skills to support and motivate our team.
Experience of working in a pharmaceutical related or hospital environment is essential. This role involves daily manual handling of goods and therefore applicants should consider this.
We are happy to support you through training to achieve your NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services if you do not already hold this qualification.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
As a Pharmacy Assistant you will receive, unpack and check all orders received into the Pharmacy Stores from wholesalers and other companies; ensuring they are stored correctly following the principles of Good Distribution Practice.
To participate in the Pharmacy stock-control programme investigating discrepancies, maintaining, and rotating stock and ensuring waste is kept to a minimum.
To participate in the secure delivery of pharmacy stock to all clinical areas on the Mount Vernon Hospital Site.
To be responsible for accuracy checking of ward stock top up including the drug’s strength, formulation, pack size, expiry date and quantity, in line with departmental procedures, during picking and prior to packing.
To provide cover for the pharmacy portering service to the Mount Vernon Hospital.
To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective, and timely service to patients, visitors and other departments that will contribute to achieving safe, high quality patient care.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,314 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services or willing to work towards
- GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- • Completion of additional dispensary competencies (signed off as competent to dispense medicines
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Pharmacy Procurement and Stock Control
- Basic keyboard skills.
- Good numerical skills.
- Has knowledge of record keeping
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of GDP (requirements of WDL)
- Knowledge of COSHH and H&S
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in pharmacy, hospital or community
- Sufficient experience producing reports from Pharmacy Computer System
Desirable criteria
- Training staff
- Experience using JAC computer system
- Experience in Hospital Pharmacy services including ward top up, stock taking and stock control
- Stock rotation and expiry date checking
- Receipt of stock orders
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good team player
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good organisation skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Ability to undertake manual lifting duties
- Proficient IT Skills
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Some flexibility in working hours
- Understanding of, and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Wendy Ng
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Pharmacy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02038262499
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