Job vacancy: Pharmacy - Senior Pharmacy Support Assistant – CCMO, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth

Job summary

Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (To be discussed)
Job ref: 216-LH-C7410143

Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Derriford Hospital
Town: Plymouth
Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/09/2025 23:59

Pharmacy - Senior Pharmacy Support Assistant – CCMO

Band 3

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Immunoglobulins

· To support the Senior Pharmacy Technician - CCMO in managing all charts received into the CCMO Office for Immunoglobulin supplies for the Immunology Team.

· To deal with the Immunology clinical team for any discrepancies with orders to ensure resolution for supplies to be made.

· To support the transcription of all Immunology Immunoglobulin orders onto one stop dispensing order forms.

· To complete the weekly Immunoglobulin stock check report and highlight any discrepancies or short dated stock to the Senior Pharmacy Technician - CCMO.

· To ensure stock rotation is managed efficiently.

· Ensure accurate documentation for dose changes, product changes and trough levels are recorded on the national and internal databases.

· To complete SRIAP approval checks and highlight any that are overdue or missing to Senior Pharmacy Technician - CCMO.

· To enter infusion data onto the National Immunoglobulin Database.

· To request trough levels from the clinical team and update them onto the National Immunoglobulin Database.

· To process any Immunoglobulin returns on the EMIS system and the National Immunoglobulin Database.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

5 GCSEs grade 4-9 (A-C) in English, Maths and 3 others
NVQ level 3 in relevant subject
Or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Desirable criteria

• Equivalent to GCSE or above in IT related subject

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of using a variety of IT sources.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrable experience in a medical or health related environment
• Good understanding of Good Distribution Practices.
• Demonstrable experience of audit work

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in a busy environment.

Desirable criteria

• An interest in developing services.
• An interest in improvement work.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.

If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.

We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included.

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.

Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

For Doctors Roles:

Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.