Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Pharmacy Department as an Intermediate Dispensing Pharmacy Assistant. This full-time role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting patient care by ensuring that every patient receives the right medicine at the right time.
Based in our busy acute hospital setting at King's Mill Hospital, you will work closely with clinicians and be part of a multi-disciplinary team committed to delivering safe and effective pharmacy services. This unique training post offers a one-year placement combining monthly virtual college attendance with on-the-job learning to complete a Level 2 Pharmacy Services Apprenticeship. To meet course requirements, you will also undertake a minimum of 10 hours of home study per month.
You will gain hands-on experience within the Dispensary, developing essential skills and knowledge to support the safe supply of medicines to patients across the Trust.
Essential qualifications: o 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade D/3 or above, including Maths and English Language. o Certificates must be provided.
If you are enthusiastic, self-motivated and eager to begin a rewarding career in hospital pharmacy, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Desirable
- Understanding of the Dispensary Assistant role.
Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- 4 GCSEs grade D/3 or above, must include English and Maths or equivalent.
Further Training
Essential
- To be able to achieve competencies for job role including in house training and validations.
- Training in the use of relevant computer programmes.
- Be willing to undertake the Level 2 Pharmacy Services Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Demonstrate ability to work part of a team
- Demonstrate that they have basic keyboard skills, use of Microsoft Word, Excel, use of internet and email.
- Ability to perform and work under pressure
- Demonstrate ability to learn new skills
- Able to communicate clearly verbally and electronically within a team. Including being Approachable Team player Polite and respectful Caring and helpful Safe and vigilant Accountable and reliable Able to communicate and listen Be informative and compassionate
- Good attention to detail
- Able to follow instructions and standard operating procedures
- Ability to work accurately and sustain concentration over short to long periods
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the public sector
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
- Maintain knowledge and skills taught and continue professional development with further training
- Demonstrate the ability to work and concentrate whilst coping with interruption and distraction.
- Able to prioritise tasks in accordance with department needs
- Demonstrate ability to multitask
- Organisation of a team or function e.g. Scouts/Guides, School or college event, voluntary work.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Regular attendance.
- Flexible approach to working hours - ability to work weekends / bank holidays / late nights
- Commitment to support the Trusts values and behaviours
- Commitment to self-development
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own time to complete coursework deadlines
Person Specification
Knowledge
Desirable
- Understanding of the Dispensary Assistant role.
Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- 4 GCSEs grade D/3 or above, must include English and Maths or equivalent.
Further Training
Essential
- To be able to achieve competencies for job role including in house training and validations.
- Training in the use of relevant computer programmes.
- Be willing to undertake the Level 2 Pharmacy Services Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Demonstrate ability to work part of a team
- Demonstrate that they have basic keyboard skills, use of Microsoft Word, Excel, use of internet and email.
- Ability to perform and work under pressure
- Demonstrate ability to learn new skills
- Able to communicate clearly verbally and electronically within a team. Including being Approachable Team player Polite and respectful Caring and helpful Safe and vigilant Accountable and reliable Able to communicate and listen Be informative and compassionate
- Good attention to detail
- Able to follow instructions and standard operating procedures
- Ability to work accurately and sustain concentration over short to long periods
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the public sector
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
- Maintain knowledge and skills taught and continue professional development with further training
- Demonstrate the ability to work and concentrate whilst coping with interruption and distraction.
- Able to prioritise tasks in accordance with department needs
- Demonstrate ability to multitask
- Organisation of a team or function e.g. Scouts/Guides, School or college event, voluntary work.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Regular attendance.
- Flexible approach to working hours - ability to work weekends / bank holidays / late nights
- Commitment to support the Trusts values and behaviours
- Commitment to self-development
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own time to complete coursework deadlines
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.
