Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: weekends and late according to rotas
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekends and late according to rotas)
- Job ref
- 271-CCS-7377106NH
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Ormond Street Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,546 - £32,207 Inclusive per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic Senior Pharmacy Assistant who will be responsible for the safe and secure storage of medicines in the Dispensary. You will also get involved in the Dispensing of patients medicines under the supervision of the Dispensary Team.
You will work together with the Pharmacy Team to ensure that medications get to patients in a timely manner, maintaining safe and adequate storage conditions at all times. You will also be required to meet and greet Pharmacy visitors and assist with their requirements. Other duties will include participating in the ward top-up service.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with a good understanding of spoken and written English, basic IT and good communication skills in order to deal with a wide variety of pharmacy staff and ward staff.
You should be able to follow procedures closely and be able work well in a team to provide a high-quality patient-focused service. We encourage learning, development and career progression and the undertaking of the relevant NVQ units will be essential
Working for our organisation
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Combined Values
Essential criteria
- Combined Values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- Secondary school education
- Basic Maths
Desirable criteria
- Counter Assistant Qualification
- NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Customer Service Skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous dispensing experience
- EPIC System
- Previous Hospital experience
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elnatan Berhane
- Job title
- Dispensary Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02078297893
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