Pharmacy Support Worker - Higher Level
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job summary
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Medicines Optimisation team, you'll play an essential role in delivering a high-quality, ward-based pharmacy service by:
Supporting patients directly reviewing any medicines they've brought in, ensuring they're safe to use during admission, confirming supplies for discharge, and accurately documenting details on the electronic prescribing system.
Maintaining safe and timely care by ordering medication through the electronic prescribing system to help prevent missed doses during a patients stay.
Working collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues and ward staff at all levels to help ensure the smooth and effective running of the service.
Dispensing medication on the ward for discharge, enabling timely patient flow, and assisting the pharmacy team with counselling patients on newly prescribed treatments.
Transferring medication between wards when required to support continuity of care.
Providing support to nursing staff, helping them with medication queries and ordering needs.
Contributing to staff development by supporting the training of Pharmacy Support Workers, Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, and Trainee and Foundation Pharmacists.
Job responsibilities
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.