Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 184-AR6237411
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Musgrove Park Hospital
- Town
- Taunton
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant
Band 2
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, self-motivated and with good communication and interpersonal skills to join our pharmacy team at Musgrove Park Hospital.
This is a full-time post, but we are happy to consider part time hours minimum 22.5hrs, as we are committed to enabling good work/life balance for our team. You will need to be willing to take part in a training programme. Previous pharmacy experience would be advantageous but not essential as training will be provided. You need to be willing to take part in all mandatory training and the Pharmacy Workforce Development South Dispensing accuracy assessment programme.
Main duties of the job
Dispense prescriptions accurately for in patients and outpatient clinics and will assist in a range of other Dispensary related duties as required.
You will carry out a medicines top-up service on wards and will assist with other medicines related duties i.e. medicines expiry checks, stock checks and returning medicines.
Receiving deliveries of pharmaceutical goods to support the store person.
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Val Kidner Pharmacy Operational manager 07717 483563
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education to include Science, Maths and English at grades A* to C
- Must be able to communicate in English Language, both written and verbally appropriate to the post.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills on the telephone, via email, face to face and in written correspondence
- Good analytical and judgmental skills with ability to prioritise.
Planning and Organising
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise own time
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to cope in a busy working environment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Val Kidner
- Job title
- Pharmacy Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07717483563
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