Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Procurement & Homecare
Band 3
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Job overview
Job Title - Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Procurement & Homecare
Hours Per Week - 37.5 Hours Per Week
(Rotational weekends, late night and bank holiday working)
Permanent/Fixed Term - Permanent
Salary - £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro rata
Closing Date: 28th July 2024
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
We have a vacancy for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant within the pharmacy department to specialise in procurement and homecare.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person to fulfil this supporting role.
You will also be required to have experience dispensing in either a hospital or community pharmacy setting.
This post will include working within the procurement team providing day to day support to the Lead Pharmacy Technician. You will also be able to work within main dispensary, ward stock distribution area and goods receipt alongside other members of the team when required
The successful candidate should have good computer skills; excellent communication skills; be able to work as part of a team and under their own initiative; work in an organised, timely and safe manner and have a willingness to learn and need to have a qualification NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) recognised by the GPhC
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective Open Communication
Excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Our benefits include but are not limited to: On-site nursery, 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties and Responsibilities
1. Produce orders for routine and non-routine medicines, release and send through ordering system. Ensure printed copies signed off by appropriate Pharmacist each morning and afternoon in order to meet deadlines set by individual suppliers.
2. To use IT systems to procure pharmaceutical stock in line with regional & local contract agreements
3. To identify, analyse and resolve problems with contract/non-contract prices and drug shortages in liaison with suppliers, with the support of the Lead Technician.
4. To follow departmental procedures to claim back reimbursement for off-contract purchasing
5. To work closely and supervise with the pharmacy stores team to facilitate for an efficient ordering/receipt/invoicing service.
6. To assist in the receipt and supply of pharmaceuticals to ensure the smooth running of stores area.
7. Investigate and resolve of discrepancies in stock, deliveries and supplies to wards and departments, escalating to Lead Technicians where appropriate.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience • Knowledge and experience of Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)of working with the public
- • Experience of working with the public
- • Experience of working within procurement
Desirable criteria
- • Pharmacy procurement knowledge
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services (or Equivalent) as recognized by the GPHC
Desirable criteria
- • Hospital/ Community Pharmacy experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Able to work on own initiative
- • Able to take instructions from more senior members of staff
- • Able to recognise pharmaceutical names
- • Able to keep accurate records
- • Uses initiative to problem solve but understands limits of responsibility
- • Able to resolve simple problems
- • Able to work as part of a team
- • Good verbal communication – face to face
- • Good verbal communication – telephone
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Mature and professional approach
- • Punctual
- • Honest/trustworthy
Other
Essential criteria
- • Ability to attend regularly
- • Able to undertake weekend and Bank holiday working on a rota basis.
Desirable criteria
- • Tidy and clean appearance
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Effective Open Communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspires confidence
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
- Alistair Jones
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476 153296
- Additional information
We encourage those to research the role of a hospital pharmacy assistant before applying and those invited for interview to arrange and informal visit of the department.
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