Pharmacy Assistant: Dispensary, Stores & Distribution

Job description

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

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting enthusiastic and motivated Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Assistants to join the Pharmacy Teams.

About the Role

As part of the Pharmacy Dispensary and Distribution Team, you will:

• Support the delivery of a high-quality, patient-focused pharmacy service.
• Assist with robotic dispensing of medicines.
• Provide stock management services for wards and clinics.
• Support the work of the pharmacy stores department.
• Contribute to the efficient supply and distribution of medicines across the Trust.
• Help ensure safe and effective patient care through pharmacy operations.

As one of the UK's largest acute NHS trusts and a leading Academic Health Science Centre in partnership with Imperial College London, the Trust offers an excellent opportunity to develop your career within hospital pharmacy. Successful candidates will join a supportive and diverse team dedicated to providing outstanding patient care, innovation, and excellence across the Trust's hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the provision of a high quality, patient focused dispensing service to patients of the Trust and associated hospitals.
• 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 in the provision of a high quality stores service to the dispensary, wards, clinics and associated areas.
• To ensure that stock levels for 'topped up' areas are appropriate and that the stock is in date and adequately rotated.
• In association with the senior technician, ward/department manager and specialist pharmacists to ensure that stock lists are updated and adequately reflect the needs of the area.

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.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

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 (minimum grade 4)

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 both alone and within a team
• Good ability to organise and prioritise work
• Able to recognise the limits of own competence and escalate to senior member of the team
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance and quality agenda

Desirable criteria

• A good understanding of 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