Job overview

Pharmacy Assistant - stores based - Band 2

Full time  37.5 hours per week,  1.0 WTE - over 7 days. Permanent post. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible person to join our very busy department.   

The pharmacy is open seven days a week 8am-8pm Monday to Friday & 9-5pm Saturday & Sunday 

The post holder will be expected to participate in the weekend rota 1:6 weekends, working Saturday & Sunday with a day off each side of the weekend. You will also be rota's on the the late-night rota - working 12-8pm as required plus the bank holidays. 

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Main duties of the job

Role Summary:

To carry out general pharmaceutical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department and on wards under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist and pharmacy general services manager (Chief Technician) to ensure that services are provided in a consistently high and professional manner which is complementary to a well-managed clinical pharmacy service, at all times ensuring that standards are maintained, particularly with respect to statutory professional and legal requirements, i.e.: -

• Undertake routine underpinning activities within the dispensary, stores and distribution areas to support safe and effective service.
• Provide the routine support necessary for the continuing supply service of pharmaceutical products, to the hospital and community clinics and other outlets.
• Provide dispensing, medicines management and risk management support.
• Assemble and over label medicines according to work sheets.

All duties will be carried out under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist.

All duties will be carried out in accordance with Trust policies and with regard to legal and safety requirements.

Working for our organisation

The Trust is a smoke free site, and therefore smoking will not be permitted anywhere within the grounds of the Trust.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidate will be subject to appropriate checks by the Disclosure Barring Service.