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Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Homecare and Diabetic Pump Services

Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
16 Feb 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
03 Feb 2025

Job overview

Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Homecare and Diabetic Pump Services

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 3

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata

We are recruiting for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The Homecare Department within the Pharmacy is responsible for the processing of all Homecare prescriptions and invoices within the trust. The post holder will work alongside the Lead Pharmacy Technician – Homecare Services to ensure this is done accurately, efficiently and in the best interests of the patient.

The post holder will need to ensure the homecare services are consistently of high quality and are in line with the Hackett good practice guidelines as well as local policies and procedures. Full training will be provided.

The post holder will be expected to spend some of their time in the pharmacy dispensary supporting wider pharmacy work.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Homecare Department within the Pharmacy is responsible for the processing of all Homecare prescriptions and invoices within the trust. The post holder will work alongside the Specialist Pharmacist and Senior Pharmacy Technician – Homecare Services to ensure this is done accurately, efficiently, in a timely manner, and in the best interests of the patient. The post holder will need to ensure the homecare services are consistently of high quality and are in line with the Hackett good practice guidelines as

The Homecare Department within the Pharmacy is responsible for the processing of all Homecare prescriptions and invoices within the trust. The post holder will work alongside the Specialist Pharmacist and Senior Pharmacy Technician – Homecare Services to ensure this is done accurately, efficiently, in a timely manner, and in the best interests of the patient. The post holder will need to ensure the homecare services are consistently of high quality and are in line with the Hackett good practice guidelines as well as local policies and procedures.

The post holder will also assist in the Insulin pump and CGM ordering processes, involving processing orders and authorising payments relating to purchases of Insulin Pumps, CGM’s and associated consumables.

The post holder will be expected to spend some of their time in the pharmacy dispensary supporting wider pharmacy work.

well as local policies and procedures.

The post holder will also assist in the Insulin pump and CGM ordering processes, involving processing orders and authorising payments relating to purchases of Insulin Pumps, CGM’s and associated consumables.

The post holder will be expected to spend some of their time in the pharmacy dispensary supporting wider pharmacy work.