Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To also partake in weekend, late night and bank holiday rota)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 184-HR6246556
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Yeovil District Hospital
- Town
- Yeovil
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant
Band 2
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
This position is a great entry level role into the inpatient pharmacy at Yeovil Hospital.
The primary task of a rotational pharmacy assistant is to work between the dispensary and distribution services. In the dispensary you will dispense for YDH inpatients and our local community and mental health teams. The dispensary has a team of approx 10 staff which are a mix of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and trainee technicians, assistants and support workers. In distribution services you will receive deliveries and put away stock, top up wards, dispense stock CD's and visit the IV store (this does include an element of heavy lifting).
We pride ourselves on our caring working environment, we encourage people to learn from their mistakes and have a no-blame culture. We look after each other as if we were family and it's a great place to meet like minded people. We always listen to people's ideas and take time to make improvements to processes and working conditions based on what our staff feed back to us.
Working weekends is a requirement but this will only be 1 in 8. (We work 9-2 on Saturdays and 10-2 on Sundays) Once a year you will work a bank holiday and once a year you will do a Saturday 11-4 shift.) You can swap within your team if you have something planned.
Main duties of the job
- Dispensing inpatient work, clinics, Somerset community and mental health work.
- Answering phone and hatch and deal with queries
- Organising and dispensing medication that is on order
- Expiry date checking and maintaining a clean and tidy working environment
- Topping up wards and picking stock
- Receiving stock
- Picking IV fluids for ward delivery
- Dispensing stock CDs
See attached Job Description.
Working for our organisation
Yeovil District Hospital is now part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full details on the role.
Dispensary:
A big part of this role is to help in the smooth discharge of patient's through the hospital. With the speedy and accurate processing of medication we can make a real difference to patient experience and patient flow.
Dealing with queries and problem solving skills also come in very useful when speaking on the phone to patients and staff about a variety of issues. We ask all staff to help cover the reception area.
We also work closely with our other pharmacy team members in: aseptics, procurement, distribution, ward teams and the outpatient pharmacy.
Distribution:
The main aim of working in distribution is to ensure the safe, secure and accurate supply of medicines as stock to wards both within the hospital and to external units. Exact duties to be found in job description
Person specification
Good general education
Essential criteria
- English, Maths and Science at GCSE level A*- C (or equiv)
- Good written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Pharmacy experience - NVQ2 or equiv
- NHS experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephanie Coelho
- Job title
- Dispensary Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01935 384940
- Additional information
If I am unavailable you may also contact Emma Bains ([email protected])
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