Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant Oncology Homecare
Band 4
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard working Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our team at the Southend Hospital site.
The role will see you working alongside the Senior Technician, assisting in the set up, day to day running and on-going service improvement within the Pharmacy Oncology Homecare service.
Other duties will include processing and monitoring dispensing Inpatient, Outpatient and Discharge prescriptions for ward areas both near patient and within the pharmacy department. You will also aid in medication history data gathering and be the main point of contact for the discharge coordinator team.
Main duties of the job
- To support the oncology homecare service, this will include liasing with consulants and the chemo unit to supply medication to patients
- Work together with serval homecare providers
- Answer any telephone queries and patient concerns.
- Booking appointmentsagainst clinic schedules
- Paying finance and dealing with nay queries
- As well as maintaining the day to day running of the service.
- To act as a role model and help train new members of staff including Pre Registration Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists
- To support other services within the pharmacy department including the Dispensary, Trials.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information regarding detail of expected duties and personal specifications, please read the attached job description document.
Person specification
Qualifiations
Essential criteria
- GCSE A to C Maths and English or equivalent
- NVQ level 2 for Pharmacy Assistant
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within a Pharmacy setting
- Experience within the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Oncology Homecare services
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
- hannah Lanchester
- Job title
- Lead oncology homecare technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702 385117
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