Lead Pharmacy Assistant - Stores and Stock Distribution Deputy Manager

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced, highly skilled pharmacy assistant looking totake the next step into service and staff management?

Do you feel you have more to offer and want an opportunity to managestaff and be involved in service and staff development?

If so, you could be just what we are looking for to join our friendlyteam!

This is a Band 4 assistant post demonstrating our continuedcommitment to developing the assistant role within pharmacy.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacyassistant to join our Stores and Stock Distribution Team at the AlexandraHospital, as part of the management team.

This will be a key role in the Stores and Stock Distribution servicespharmacy team, managing the service and staff as deputy to the Stores and StockDistribution manager.

You will be a strong confident team player, demonstrate professionalismat all times, act as a role model to all our assistants, with a strongcommitment to staff training, and take responsibility for ensuring the prompt,effective receipt and distribution of medicines between all three AcuteHospital sites.

Main duties of the job

Under the direction of the Stores and Stock Distribution Manager, youwill manage both the Lead Pharmacy Assistants in both the Stores and Stockdistribution sections of the department, and a team of assistants.

Good communication skills will be required to ensure maintaining thehigh level of service we provide both to the wards and also with our otherpharmacy site at Worcestershire Royal.

This is a full time role based within the pharmacy.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a largeacute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acuteservices to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centredcare. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin oureveryday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible workingwithin our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring aDBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description attached within the advert. For more information please contact Lisa Daly on the email provided.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see job description attached within the advert. For more information please contact Lisa Daly on the email provided.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Computer skills for using pharmacy computer systems and Microsoft office software.
• Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety at Work

Experience

Essential

• Experience of successfully delivering technical pharmacy services as an assistant in a hospital or community setting.

Desirable

• Experience of successfully delivering technical pharmacy services as a Senior/Lead pharmacy assistant in a hospital or community setting.
• Experience of receiving and issuing pharmaceutical products.
• Experience of leading a team and facilitating service delivery.
• Experience of managing of staff including workload and personnel issues.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade A to C in English, Maths and Science
• NVQ level 2 in pharmacy

Desirable

• Supervisory/team leadership course

Personal qualities

Essential

• Able to train, lead and motivate a team.

Person Specification
Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Computer skills for using pharmacy computer systems and Microsoft office software.
• Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety at Work

Experience

Essential

• Experience of successfully delivering technical pharmacy services as an assistant in a hospital or community setting.

Desirable

• Experience of successfully delivering technical pharmacy services as a Senior/Lead pharmacy assistant in a hospital or community setting.
• Experience of receiving and issuing pharmaceutical products.
• Experience of leading a team and facilitating service delivery.
• Experience of managing of staff including workload and personnel issues.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade A to C in English, Maths and Science
• NVQ level 2 in pharmacy

Desirable

• Supervisory/team leadership course

Personal qualities

Essential

• Able to train, lead and motivate a team.

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

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

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