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 16,000 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

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Lead Pharmacy Assistant to join our excellent Pharmacy Team's on the Hammersmith hospital site, which are part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

You will be part of the busy Pharmacy Dispensary and Distribution Team, providing a high quality, patient focused robotic dispensing and stock management service to the wards and clinics. You will also provide support to pharmacy stores.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust aims to be a hospital of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to improve all aspects of the patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
There are many reasons to work at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country and in partnership with Imperial College London is one of the UK's first academic health science centres (AHSCs). The creation of the AHSC is a major advance for patient care, clinical teaching and scientific invention and innovation.

The Trust consists of Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea, St Mary's and Western Eye Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• To assist with the training of new staff with the various applications used in the dispensary i.e. Prescription tracker and CMM (Pharmacy labelling and stock maintenance computer system
• To assist with the auditing of dispensary and distribution services.
• To co-ordinate the stock maintenance of sundries and personal protective equipment for the dispensary and offices
• To assist with the receipt of medication into the dispensary or store, including receipt on the pharmacy computer system (ODELIV)
• To co-ordinate, stock takes and adjust stock levels where a discrepancy is noted and assist in investigation of discrepancies, up to a limit of £500.
• To assist in the provision of a high quality 'topping up' and 'self-ordering' distribution service of pharmaceutical supplies to wards, clinics and associated areas.
• To assist with the training and quality assurance management of the top up service.
• To ensure that stock levels for 'topped up' areas are appropriate and that the stock is in date and appropriately rotated.
• To assist with stock list amendments i.e. addition or removal of items, increasing the levels, or making temporary stock list additions etc.

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.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

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

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)

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

Essential criteria

• Able to work under pressure
• Good verbal and written English communication skills
• Able to work both alone and within a team
• Good ability to organise and prioritise work

Desirable criteria

• A good understanding of all Microsoft Office programs

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

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).

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Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 536.5KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)