Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over 7 days)
- Job ref
- 241-187DS-25
- 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
- 07/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
Dispensing Assistant Band 3
12 month fixed term contract
Full time 37.5 hours per week over 7 day working, including weekend working & Bank Holidays.
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 dispensing for medicines management team working on wards and also in our busy pharmacy dispensary.
We kindly ask that previous applicants to this opportunity do not apply.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a hard working individual that wants to develop their skills and become an experience dispenser. Dispensing experience is not essential as we have an excellent track record of training and developing our staff.
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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