Pharmacy Support Worker- Medicines Optimisation

Job overview

Come and join our friendly and motivated clinical pharmacy team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

The team are patient-facing, valued members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing medicines services across inpatient wards and the pre-operative clinic.

This role focuses on facilitating efficient discharges, supply of medications and effectively managing medication returns for re-use. The team work closely and consists of pharmacists, technicians and support workers.

We work Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5pm, with no late night rota. We work 1 in 8 weekends with 1 Bank Holiday commitment per year. The weekend hours are: Saturday- 9.00am until 1pm and Sunday- 9.30am until 1pm, with a day off the following week.

Please note: we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be friendly, professional, organised, proactive and patient focused. The role is almost entirely ward based, using a laptop throughout the day to access the electronic prescribing system. The role also involves manual handling; occasional lifting boxes and the need to move from ward to dispensary frequently throughout the day.

Previous experience of working in a pharmacy would be beneficial but not essential as all training can be provided for the right candidate.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.