Senior Pharmacy Assistant

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Working within the Dispensary and Stores & Distribution teams on the Charing Cross Hospital site, the successful candidate will be a valued member of the ICHT Pharmacy Team. Rotating between the two sub-departments, the enthusiastic and self-motivated individual will gain the knowledge and skills to work competently and confidently in both sections.

To be considered for the position, you will need experience working in a hospital, pharmacy or another customer orientated role and hold a NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent recognised qualification (or be willing to work towards this).

If this exciting opportunity appeals to you and you would like to know more, please contact the Chief Technician.

Main duties of the job

Senior Pharmacy Assistants have a patient-centred approach, aim to deliver high standards of hospital pharmacy services, have a good understanding of the importance of medicines in patient care and have an awareness of the roles of multi-disciplinary team members.
Senior Pharmacy Assistants are a key member of the wider Pharmacy team in providing essential services and effective stock management.
The role is rotational, working within Dispensary and Stores/Distribution as per rota and/or discretion of the Chief Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary Services.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE in Maths and English (grade A-C)

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent e.g. Boots, Buttercups, NPA) Note: NVQ2 must be achieved within 12 months of commencement of course.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Able to work with computers
• Experience working in a hospital or customer orientated environment

Desirable criteria

• Experience using CMM system
• Experience with Automated Dispensing Systems (Robot)
• Experience working in a community or hospital pharmacy, or dispensing GP practice

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work both alone and within a team
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable criteria

• A good understanding of all Microsoft Office programs

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

• Job description (PDF, 552.5KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 368.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)