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Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (3 week shift pattern)
Job ref
236-DPG-CS413-24
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation
Town
Bury
Salary
£23,615 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Dispenser*

Band 2

Job overview

We are looking to recruit  highly motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Dispenser to support and enhance our technical teams based at Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary Hospital. You will be required to work at both sites. 

Your role will involve the dispensing and labelling of a wide range of medicines for in-patients, out-patients and discharges, working at ward level as part of a discharge team, greeting patients at the pharmacy reception where you will receive and issue prescriptions.

Main duties of the job

You will need good communication skills and a pleasant telephone manner. You must be able to work accurately and quickly under pressure and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service.

Previous pharmacy experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided, plus you will be required to study for and gain the NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services. If you already hold a level 4 qualification you may be required to self-fund this qualification. 

There will be a requirement to participate in extended hours working including late nights, weekends, and bank holidays on a rotational basis. 

 We are an equal opportunities employer.

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Qualifications

Desirable criteria
  • GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy

Skills / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good written communication
  • Awareness of the range of duties involved in the post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lynne Taylor
Job title
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 778 3561
Additional information

Bethan Davies or Vanessa Williams 

Senior Pharmacy Technician

0161 778 2206 or 01706 51

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