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- Prif leoliad
- Pharmacy
- Gradd
- Band 3
- Contract
- Parhaol: Permanent
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos (Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm with 60 minutes lunch. You will also participate in the seven day, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas.)
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 343-NN-6396921-A&C-AG
- Cyflogwr
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Pharmacy Department, St Helier Hospital
- Tref
- Carshalton
- Cyflog
- £27,129 - £28,649 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (outer)
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- 11/07/2024 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Medicines Management
Band 3
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are currently seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team as Medicines Management Assistants (MMAs). MMAs are required to support the ward based clinical pharmacy services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (ESTH).
It is an exciting time to join our team as we have recently restructured our team to help meet our ambition of providing outstanding pharmacy services. As part of this we want to shine a spotlight on MMAs and the value they add to our team, patient care and the organisation.
If you think you have what it takes please give us a call for an informal chat, we can facilitate departmental walk rounds and can give further information about this exciting role.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The MMAs at ESTH are NVQ Level 2 trained and provide a full ward based service to ensure the safe, timely and financially sound provision of pharmaceutical items. You will be a key member of the pharmacy clinical team, working together to provide excellent patient focused care.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and time management skills, and have a good attention to detail. NVQ Level 2, previous experience of working in hospital pharmacy and knowledge of pharmacy distribution and stock systems is essential.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
As you know, here at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, we are always looking to grow our teams with talented people, just like you.
So don't delay apply today!
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Key activities in addition to provision of a regular top-up service will be:
- Support the transfer of patient’s own and dispensed one-stop medication between wards
- To put stock items away and rotate stock to minimise wastage.
- To identify slow moving stock and transfer to alternative locations in the trust to minimise wastage.
- To identify medicines supplied for patients that have been transferred and to deliver to patient's current location to reduce requirement for re-dispensing.
- To check and clear medicine trollies at least once a week.
- To reduce number of expired medicines & liquid medicines not labelled with "opened on"/expiry date.
- To support the ward staff in ensuring fridge and clinical room temperatures are recorded on a daily basis.
The role is primarily ward based and will require a good understanding of medicine supply systems.
You will be required to rotate between sites and participate in the seven day, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas on the St Helier site to support the inpatient team.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of stock rotation & expiry dates
- Monitoring of fridges & ambient temperatures and taking appropriate action
- Experience of hospital pharmacy distribution /dispensing systems
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to organise own and others workload
- Good customer care skills
- Computer literate, IT skills
- Good written communication
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience with CMM (previously JAC) Pharmacy Computer System
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
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Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Jonathan Whitehead
- Teitl y swydd
- Principal Clinical Pharmacy Technician
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Jonny Whitehead at [email protected] to arrange a time to speak.
Rhestr swyddi gyda Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust yn Gwasanaethau gwyddor iechyd neu bob sector