Medicines Management Senior Assistant Technical Officer
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Job summary
Are you a community dispenser looking at starting a career in hospital pharmacy and have a NVQ 2? ... This could be the ideal career change for you.
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join our dynamic and innovative Medicines Management pharmacy team. You will be working in a very friendly and supportive discharge team.
You must be highly organized, motivated, have excellent communication and people skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to new situations.
If you are interested in pursuing a career as a Pharmacy Technician, this post will give you an excellent foundation experience and understanding of the Medicines Management role in hospital pharmacy.
If you feel that your skills and abilities would be suited to this challenging opportunity, we welcome your application. If you don't have the NVQ level 2 then please still apply as there could be other options available for you.
Please feel free to contact me for an informal chat.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the provision of a safe and efficient dispensary service to the patients and staff of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust and other organisations with whom we have an agreement to provide medications.
To assist the medicines management team both on the wards and in the dispensary to ensure that medication is supplied accurately and cost effectively. Providing medications to patients for discharge to ensure that they can take their medication easily.
To support the management of ward medicines in line with the Trust medicines optimisation policy.
About us
We are a small Medicines Management team based at Royal Hampshire County hospital Winchester that work across the hospital covering admissions, medical, surgery, respiratory, stroke & elderly care wards. We are a very friendly and supportive team and will provide excellent additional training for all those who want to progress. We also have a Medicines Management team based at our other hospital at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and also provide services to Andover War Memorial Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy experience
- Level 2 NVQ certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills
- GCSE's in Maths and English at grade C or above (or equivalent
Desirable
- JAC computer experience
- Knowledge of health & safety
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a pharmacy
- Experience of using computers, particularly Microsoft Office and web-based learning
Desirable
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
Desirable
- Customer services training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy experience
- Level 2 NVQ certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills
- GCSE's in Maths and English at grade C or above (or equivalent
Desirable
- JAC computer experience
- Knowledge of health & safety
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a pharmacy
- Experience of using computers, particularly Microsoft Office and web-based learning
Desirable
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
Desirable
- Customer services training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
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