Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Assistant

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 3 qualified pharmacy assistant to join our team.

You will be primarily responsible for ensuring medicines are returned from the wards, assessed to a specific criterion, and recycled to provide an efficient reduction in waste.

When not overseeing the return of medicines, you will be required to carry out pharmacy assistant duties in the dispensary. Full training will be provided in all aspects of the role.

Applicants are invited from all dispensing assistants, including those who are community-based and have no hospital experience. This is an excellent opportunity to further your pharmacy career and break into the hospital sector.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role. For further information about the role, please contact Helen Laws at [e-mail] or call 0121 627 8730.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible daily for sorting and returning returned medicines to the dispensary and for a variety of dispensary-based activities. You will need to have good attention to detail and be happy working flexibly in a team.

You will need to ensure you:

• Meet the essential criteria of the job specification
• Hold a QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (formerly NVQ) Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant qualification or equivalent.

The role involves:

• Dispensing for inpatients and outpatients
• Stock control
• Reception and telephone duties
• Preparing controlled drug orders
• Topping up the emergency cupboard
• Supporting the training and supervision of pre-registration technicians and other support staff
• Supporting the Team leader
• Participating in late nights, weekends, and bank holidays

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment to offering flexible working where we can;
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions, and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job responsibilities

Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade C or above in Mathematics and English (or equivalent)
• NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF), BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science
• or
• Accredited Dispensing Assistants Course (NPA)

Experience

• Post NVQ level 2 qualification developmental experience of a range of dispensing with formal training and annual revalidated accreditation as a dispenser
• Understanding of pharmacy related computer systems
• Understanding of Health and Safety at Work, manual handling and COSHH
• Understanding of dispensing, stock control and supply systems and processes
• Knowledge of stock control systems
• Knowledge of code of practice/customer care
• Understands the need for delivering a cost-effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste
• Previous experience within a pharmacy setting
• Experience in staff training
• Working knowledge of JAC pharmacy system
• Knowledge of drugs, side effects & where to find further information

Additional Criteria

• Strong attention to detail
• Reliable
• Ability to travel to all UHB sites
• Flexible to work in accordance with service needs
• Committed to abide by the Trust vision and values
• Able to lift moderate weights (up to 15kg)

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 name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust