Senior Pharmacy Assistant
South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust
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Job overview
The SWLStG pharmacy team have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our friendly pharmacy team within this Mental Health Trust. Monday to Friday – 9 - 5pm, No weekends/Bank holidays/late duty rotas.
We are looking for a conscientious and adaptable individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. To be eligible you must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, hardworking and have a good standard of general education. Computer literacy, accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
The pharmacy provides a high-quality medicines service supplying medication to a variety of patients, wards and departments. The role will involve dispensing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and supporting the wider pharmacy team in providing a medicines management service.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you and receive your application!
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to become an apprentice trainee pharmacy technician. We offer ongoing training and development in pharmacy practice delivered through monthly Continued Education sessions and Medicine Optimisation meetings.
Main duties of the job
Day to day working in the dispensary and at ward level following appropriate training. To provide a safe and effective dispensing service in areas worked. To participate in and provide accuracy checks to assembled ward orders and ensuring sound stock control is carried out in areas covered.
The ideal candidate will hold NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Services Skills and have recent experience of working as a dispenser. Those who do not meet the essential criteria will be considered for a band 2 to 3 progression, with a tailored development programme which may suit a school leaver.
Agile and flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9 to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance. There will be no Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday working and no late duties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To dispense & self-check medication for patients, ready to receive a final accuracy check.
- To participate in the medication supply and topping-up service at ward/team base level, when required, to ensure adequate stocks are maintained for patient care.
- To participate within the pharmacy, when necessary, with the receipt, processing, storage and stock control of medicines and other supplies and invoicing support for the Pharmacy Team Secretary.
- To participate in the supply of clozapine to patients under the guidance of the Senior Pharmacy Technician (Patient Services) according to SOPs.
- To issue dispensed medication to patients, carers or staff.
- To respond to enquiries and requests from staff, patients and carers, in accordance with individual competence and departmental policy.
- To top-up, assemble and replace expired pharmaceuticals in the emergency equipment pouches for ILS bags according to SOP.
- To train dispensary staff on rotation and locums or other agency staff in the routine duties of the dispensary.
- To use pharmacy and other computer systems in the course of performing these duties.
- To cover for the Pharmacy Assistant in their absence.
- To ensure patient & carer information is readily available.
- To be responsible for efficient and safe organisation and workflow in the dispensary.
Training and Development
- To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policy.
- To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual Development Review/appraisal.
- To undertake personal development as identified in the Personal Development Plan (PDP).