Senior Pharmacy Assistant (Dispensary)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

STOCK & INVENTORY

• Stock control management including putting stock away received from stores, rotating stock/checking expiries where relevant and performing stock control counts.
• Ensure dispensary areas are sufficiently stocked with all sundries (leaflets, cards, bottles, bags).
• Sort, count, compile and, where relevant, dispose of unsuitable medication returns.
• Carry out daily monitoring of fridge and dispensary temperatures.
• To release and order stock from Stores.
• To be a ROWA Super user and provide training where required.
• To monitor all "to follows" drugs
• General housekeeping of ROWA.
• Adjust stock/expired stock investigations.

For more information please see the attached job description.

Person specification

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

Essential criteria

• English, Maths and Science GCSE Grand C or above or equivilant
• NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivilant (including Dispensing units) or willing to work towards

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of working in hospital Pharmacy
• Customer Service
• Pharmacy labelling and strock control systems

Desirable criteria

• Experience of using JAC

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Accurately dispense to set standards
• Good time management skills
• Ability to support and train others
• Ability to motivate self and others and demonstrate enthuasism for the position
• Ability to communicate routine information effectively using clear written and spoken English
• Ability to clearly and accurately complete routine documentation
• Ability to use basis IT including Word, E-mail etc
• Demonstrate effective customer service skills
• Familiar with Pharmacy procedures and workflow

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Ability to motivate self and others
• Demonstrate enthuasism for the position
• Ability to work under pressure accurately and in a busy environment
• methodical with attention to detail

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

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

• Senior Pharmacy Assistant JD (PDF, 936.2KB)
• functional requirement document (PDF, 411.9KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)