Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including late duties, weekends and bank holidays on rota)
- Job ref
- 423-7118062
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Keighley
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Apprenticeship (Pharmacy Dispenser/Assistant) [Band 2]
NHS AfC: Band 2
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and adaptable Pharmacy dispenser/assistant to undertake a pharmacy apprenticeship. The role requires excellent communication skills and attention to detail, joining our friendly, supportive and welcoming pharmacy team. This role is ideal to start a career in pharmacy or for someone who has experience of working in pharmacy to provide medicines to patients in an efficient, timely and safe manner.
You will undertake an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent, which will allow you to progress in a career in pharmacy.
We welcome applications from people working in community pharmacy or other roles detailing with customers/patients. Previous pharmacy experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for receiving medicines from suppliers, assisting with inventory control, supplying medicines to all areas of the trust as stock and dispensing medicines to patients. The post holder will also work with robotic technology and automated medicine cabinets
The post holder will work in the Pharmacy Dispensary providing support to our busy reception area, and dispensing prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and for discharge as well as those for Controlled Drugs. They will also provide support to the Distribution Team and the Pharmacy Storekeeper, receiving deliveries of medicines and ‘topping up’ ward stock.
They will have excellent interpersonal skills, be good at managing their time, be flexible in their approach to work and be an excellent team player.
The post holder will also be expected to take part in the weekend, and bank holiday rotas to enable an effective service provision over across the whole week.
This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.
If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the role please see attached the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum GSCE Grade C or equivalent in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- NVQ L2 in Pharmacy Services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of handling Pharmaceutical Products
- Knowledge of stock control
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to recognise own limitations
Desirable criteria
- Previous user of computerised stock control systems
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of reception or other ‘front of house’ duties
Desirable criteria
- Previous Pharmacy experience
- Previous warehouse/distribution experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Wicks
- Job title
- Pharmacy Operational Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 293503
- Additional information
Rachel Wicks, Pharmacy Operational Services Manager or Dawn Shaw, Lead Technician Dispensary on 01535 293503
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