Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-698DS-24
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
Senior Pharmacy Assistant band 3 - Dispensing Assistant
We have a full time post to offer, 37.5 hours per week.
You will need to work 1:6 weekends, you'll also join our Bank Holidays rota and participate in rotational late nights.
Are you an experienced dispenser seeking new challenges in a clinically-orientated hospital pharmacy service or a pharmacy assistant who has completed NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or equivalent?
Are you looking for a wide-ranging and stimulating pharmacy experience? You will gain experience in our busy pharmacy dispensary dispensing a wide range of in-patients and outpatient medication including unlicensed medication and trials
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a hard working individual that wants to develop their skills and become an experienced dispenser in a hospital setting.
- Provide a safe and effective routine dispensing services including the preparation of aseptically prepared medicines.
- Provide patient focussed pharmacy services and support medicines management and risk management strategies within those area(s) and/or services.
- Supervise assistants undertaking routine support activities necessary for the continuing supply service of pharmaceutical products, to the hospital and community clinics and other outlets .
- Actively contribute to dispensing for discharge schemes and be responsible for providing this service to nominated wards under the guidance of higher level pharmacy technicians.
- Support practice research within the pharmacy department.
- You will contribute to all Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Services
Working for our organisation
The Trust is a smoke free site, and therefore smoking will not be permitted anywhere within the grounds of the Trust.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidate will be subject to appropriate checks by the Disclosure Barring Service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services with relevant underpinning knowledge (including unit 2.6)
- or eligible to work as pharmacy assistant under grandparent clause (RSPGB)
- or on the job training, and experience to equivalent of NVQ level 3 in dispensing practice
Desirable criteria
- 4 passes at GCSE Grade C (or above) or CSE Grade 1 or GCE ‘O’ level (dual science preferred) Other level 2 or 3 NVQ in relevant areas of practice Dispensing certification eg NPA, Boots etc
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under own initiative and with supervision
- Able to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Satisfactory employment history
- Previous pharmacy or stores experience
- Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances e.g. when dealing with seriously ill patients
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
- Angela Myers
- Job title
- Pharmacy General Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390555
- Additional information
Louise Sayle
IT systems manager
01204 390555
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