Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 177-EMER-6159252-A
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hosptial NHS Trust
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant static in Dispensary or Stores
Band 3
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
If you’re looking for a new opportunity in a challenging but rewarding aspect of healthcare then this may be the opportunity for you…
The James Paget University Hospital Pharmacy Department is looking for people to join our team. No previous experience in hospital pharmacy is required as full training will be provided. This vacancy is open to people already holding an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
You will assist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in many aspects of the pharmacy service helping to ensure the highest quality of pharmaceutical care is given to our patients.
Main duties of the job
Duties may include: Dispensary
- To produce labels for dispensed drugs using the JAC computer system for inpatient, outpatient, community unit, TTOs, and CDs against the relevant previously clinically checked prescription or request.
- To dispense medication for inpatient, outpatient, community unit, TTOs and CDs against the previously clinically checked prescription or request in line with departmental policies and procedures and the Medicines Act 1968 using the JAC system
Duties may include: Stores
- To assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician with the day-to-day distribution of medicines from Main Pharmacy Stores including:
- Coordination and distribution of community unit requisitions
- Ensuring all allocated top-ups and ward visits are completed in a timely manner and per schedule
- To participate in the ward top-up scheme for the ordering, assembly, checking, delivery and stock rotation of drug supplies to wards and departments.
- To ensure the optimum use of the Automated Dispensing System and report any issues with its function when necessary.
Working for our organisation
Our hospital is an amazing place to work and we would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about joining our team. We have a great deal to offer, including excellent rates of pay, outstanding training, continuous career development and a rewarding working environment in a community that holds its hospital in high regard.
We are very proud of the JPUH and its people, and are continually seeking improvements to ensure that patients and staff have the best experience possible when they are here.
- In 2019 our services were rated as “Good” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- As a teaching hospital, we are part of the University of East Anglia (UEA) Medical School and have good links with the UEA School of Pharmacy
- Rated in the top 20% of Trusts nationally in the NHS Staff Survey
Car parking is available on site.
The east coast is a great place to live:
- We are located 5 minutes from Gorleston Beach, with its 3 miles of golden sands rated by Tripadvisor as the 8th best beach in the UK and given a Travellers’ Choice Award after being ranked in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
- Located near the Broads National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) consisting of over 200km of waterways which also provide access to activities including boating, kayaking and paddleboarding.
- Affordable properties to buy and rent with prices below the regional average
- Transport links to the city of Norwich, named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK’s best places to live
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description
Our vision is to provide safe, high quality services delivered with courtesy and respect.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Level 4-9 in English and Maths or equivalent
- NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team or people orientated position
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Self-confident with the ability to work alone and as part of a team using common sense and initiative
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility within the working environment
- Ability to prioritise
- Word processing and use of Internet and IT skills
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
- Lucy Coull
- Job title
- Dispensary and Stores Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 452181
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