Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Procurement & Homecare

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Job overview

Job Title - Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Procurement & Homecare

Hours Per Week - 37.5 Hours Per Week

(Rotational weekends, late night and bank holiday working)

Permanent/Fixed Term - Permanent

Salary - £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro rata

Closing Date: 28th July 2024

Interview Date: TBC

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

Careers at George Eliot - 'Where you make a difference'

Main duties of the job

We have a vacancy for a Senior Pharmacy Assistantwithin the pharmacy department to specialise in procurement and homecare.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person to fulfil this supporting role.

You will also be required to have experience dispensing in either a hospital or community pharmacy setting.

This post will include working within the procurement team providing day to day support to the Lead Pharmacy Technician. You will also be able to work within main dispensary, ward stock distribution area and goods receipt alongside other members of the team when required

The successful candidate should have good computer skills; excellent communication skills; be able to work as part of a team and under their own initiative; work in an organised, timely and safe manner and have a willingness to learn and need to have a qualification NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) recognised by the GPhC

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:

Effective Open Communication

Excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Our benefits include but are not limited to: On-site nursery, 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties and Responsibilities

1. Produce orders for routine and non-routine medicines, release and send through ordering system. Ensure printed copies signed off by appropriate Pharmacist each morning and afternoon in order to meet deadlines set by individual suppliers.

2. To use IT systems to procure pharmaceutical stock in line with regional & local contract agreements

3. To identify, analyse and resolve problems with contract/non-contract prices and drug shortages in liaison with suppliers, with the support of the Lead Technician.

4. To follow departmental procedures to claim back reimbursement for off-contract purchasing

5. To work closely and supervise with the pharmacy stores team to facilitate for an efficient ordering/receipt/invoicing service.

6. To assist in the receipt and supply of pharmaceuticals to ensure the smooth running of stores area.

7. Investigate and resolve of discrepancies in stock, deliveries and supplies to wards and departments, escalating to Lead Technicians where appropriate.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience • Knowledge and experience of Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)of working with the public
• Experience of working with the public
• Experience of working within procurement

Desirable criteria

• Pharmacy procurement knowledge

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services (or Equivalent) as recognized by the GPHC

Desirable criteria

• Hospital/ Community Pharmacy experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to take instructions from more senior members of staff
• Able to recognise pharmaceutical names
• Able to keep accurate records
• Uses initiative to problem solve but understands limits of responsibility
• Able to resolve simple problems
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good verbal communication - face to face
• Good verbal communication - telephone

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Mature and professional approach
• Punctual
• Honest/trustworthy

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to attend regularly
• Able to undertake weekend and Bank holiday working on a rota basis.

Desirable criteria

• Tidy and clean appearance

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Effective Open Communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

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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

• Job Description (PDF, 344.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 224.6KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 621.7KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 620.0KB)