Job overview

SENIOR PHARMACY ASSISTANT BAND  2 - 3 progression

(Medicines Management)

Full time – 37.5 HOURS  - part time will be considered

We are looking for a reliable, committed and enthusiastic Pharmacy Assistant, holding an NVQ2 in pharmacy services or equivalent,  to join the team of Senior Assistants working in Medicines Management.

Initially based at HRI, you will be expected to work on all sites within the Trust as required. Reporting to the Principal Pharmacy Technician and working closely with the Senior Medicines Management technicians, you will assist in delivering the medicines management strategy throughout the Trust as well as supporting other staff in medicines management issues.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role

Main duties of the job

To improve patient access to their own medicines by way of improved efficiency in the transfer and transport of medicines between clinical areas throughout the hospital

To provide assistance and support to enable the medicines management teams to deliver a high level of pharmaceutical care to patients

To participate in the effective organisation and prioritisation of workflow within the medicines management teams, on a daily basis, ensuring work targets are met.

Undertakes medicines reconciliation when trained to do so

 Assists in audits within medicines management 

Monitors and reports on returns of drugs from wards, providing information to the pharmacy senior team on a regular basis. Ensures the pharmacy waste is disposed of in line with all current legislation, and the completing of all accompanying paperwork, in an efficient manner.

Ensures waste from wards is processed according to procedure

Works within Standard Operating Procedures and contributes to the development of procedures.

To meet the changing needs of the service, the duties and working times attached to this post may be subject to reasonable change in the future. Participation in the late night (initially Friday), weekend ( 1 in 4)  and Bank Holiday (including Christmas Day) working arrangements is a requirement of this post

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.