Pharmacy Assistant (Rotational) Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Council; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in hospital pharmacy? Or maybe, you are a community Pharmacy Assistant looking for a new challenge? If so, this may be the job for you!

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to become part of our team at the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will carry out a range of duties covering areas of the pharmacy department, including dispensary and distribution, to provide an efficient and comprehensive pharmacy service.

There is a requirement to possess an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) for this role.

All staff participate in weekend and Bank Holiday working arrangements of the department and work shifted days to cover late nights.

To work as a key part of the pharmacy team both within our modern automated dispensary area and at ward level. This role involves activities related to stock distribution and medicine management, goods in and stock control, within the Pharmacy Department and to wards and departments of the Trust and other locations as appropriate.

The Pharmacy Assistant role has a multi-task role around medicines supply.

1. Distribution: Receiving in stock, using barcode technology, replenishing the automated dispensing robot, preparing ward boxes, and restocking ward medicine supplies.
2. Dispensary: Dispensing prescriptions to meet turnaround times and providing support to the dispensary manager and lead technician in the day-to-day running of the dispensary.
3. Ward dispensing: Topping up stock medicines and delivery of medicines to wards.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit, and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.

Role

This position will rotate between dispensary and stores/distribution role. The successful applicant will be expected to cover all the following aspects within the department:

1. Work in pharmacy stores receiving and processing orders & solving queries.
2. Assist in the provision of a ward top-up service, visiting various wards and clinical areas within the Trust.
3. Ensure accurate stock control of medicines.
4. Accurately and efficiently label and dispense medicines for patients, including working in our satellite Pharmacies and delivering medication to and from the wards on an ad-hoc basis.
5. You will be using the pharmacy robot and Ascribe computer system, whilst maintaining a clean and tidy environment.
6. You will be required to work closely with other members of the pharmacy team, to help deliver an efficient and effective pharmacy service to the hospital.

This advert closes on Thursday 10 Apr 2025.