Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- 0 hours per week (0)
- Job ref
- 337-TS-2611-PHbank-TE
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park, Ealing, Central Middlesex, St Marks and Community
- Town
- Harrow
- Closing
- 10/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Pharmacy Technician- Band 6
Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
An opportunity has arisen for a Rotational Pharmacy Assistant to join the Pharmacy team at LNWH. The Pharmacy Department is well established, developed, modern and well resourced, and therefore we are looking for a committed Pharmacy Assistant who will contribute to our ongoing success. You will work as part of a friendly and supportive team of Technical staff and Pharmacists.
Your duties in a rotational basis will include:
• Dispensing prescriptions for both in-patients and out-patients
• Help to provide a receptionist service for patients and hospital staff
• Receiving, storage and supply of medicines from distribution
• General housekeeping duties in specialist Pharmacy
The post will support late duty, weekends and bank holidays. At Ealing Hospital we encourage and support staff development via training programs and appraisals as well as by providing you with opportunities to use your own initiative to promote CPD.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education, GCSE or equivalent
- Numerate and fluent in the English language
Desirable criteria
- QCF level 2 in Pharmacy services
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Dealing with the public/ healthcare professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Dispensing in a hospital pharmacy
Skills/Abilities/Attributes
Essential criteria
- Takes Initiative
- Ability to follow instructions and on occasions to work alone
- Hardworking and able to work well under pressure
- Team player
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
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
- Nikhila Biju Nair
- Job title
- Senior Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
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