Pharmacy Clinical Assistant

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

Job description

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant to join our Clinical Pharmacy team at our Chichester site. We are actively seeking a reliable and self-motivated individual with a positive attitude to work as a part of the Pharmacy Clinical Team based at St Richard's Hospital. You will have to demonstrate self-confidence, have a reliable work history and have the ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients.

The Pharmacy Department provides a service to a wide range of patients with diverse needs across a range of specialities. We operate a comprehensive ward based, patient facing clinical service backed by innovative technology. You will become a valued member of the team providing this essential service and in return you will receive full training and support to facilitate your career development.

The post is full time (37.5 hours per week with weekend and bank holiday working as per rota). This role will require you to be based at St Richard's Hospital.

The successful post holder must be:

• Self-motivated
• Competent in Microsoft applications
• Have excellent communication skills

Main duties of the job

1. To assist in the provision of a safe, efficient and effective pharmaceutical service, with particular emphasis in ordering and dispensing of in-patient and discharge prescriptions, at ward level, in line with departmental procedures.
2. To analyse patient's own medication and confirm suitability for use prior to discharge; to facilitate a safe and efficient transition from hospital to home.
3. To improve patient access to their own medicines by providing assistance and support to the receipt, storage and transfer of medicines between clinical areas.
4. Assist in reduction of waste through utilising patients own medication and following medicine returns policies and guidelines.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

1. The successful candidate will work as part of the clinical pharmacy team, ensuring timely dispensing of medications for patients. This entails ensuring safe and secure transfer of medication to wards within the hospital, and assessing patients own medication for safe use.
2. The successful candidate will also need to develop key working relationships with staff including doctors, nurses and clerical officers, the general clinical pharmacy team and all staff within the pharmacy department and stock distribution team.

Person Specification

• Able to prioritise own workload
• Can work as part of a team
• Module 1 Pods & Transcriptions
• Hospital pharmacy experience

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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 Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)