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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
303-7168421
Employer
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation trust
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2025 23:59

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The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic pharmacy team and provide a focal point between pharmacy and the theatres. The post holder will have excellent communication skills enabling them to liaise with theatre staff to help ensure safe and appropriate storage of medicines.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include receipt and distribution of medicines into the pharmacy. This will include processing orders and invoices as well as performing ward stock replenishments using the automated Omnicell drug cabinets.

The post holder will also spend time in theatres acting as a focal point between the pharmacy and this key clinical area. This will help to ensure the safe storage of medicines and to ensure critical medicines are available at the point of care.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information  about duties and responsibilities   please see attached  Job Description and person specification. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous pharmacy experience

Qualifications

Desirable criteria
  • Dispensing qualification

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of theatre working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andy Tew
Job title
Lead Pharmacy Technician ePMA & Digital
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01216854013
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