Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Medical Gas Assistant

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Job summary

Pharmacy Medical Gas Assistant

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 4

Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: 29th July 2024

We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Medical Gas Assistantwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Are you committed to delivering a high-quality service in a busy department that focuses on improving patient care and experience? If so, then this will be perfect for you.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Team to specialise in medical gases. It is a truly perfect opportunity for a dynamic Pharmacy Assistant/Pharmacy Technician to expand their knowledge and upskill in a specialist area.

Main duties of the job

In post, you will be able to make a significant difference and have a positive impact for patients at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, working within a highly committed team delivering a fantastic service.

As part of the Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Team you will primarily help us improve the overall management of medical gas cylinders but also integrate within the procurement team, in delivering and contributing to the medicines efficiency programme.

This post will support the ordering of medical gas cylinders and work with a number of key stakeholders including the Estates & Facilities Team and clinical teams in optimising stock management. The successful candidate be provided with appropriate training, knowledge and experience, in order to participate in the safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services across the Trust.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared visionis achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Date posted

01 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

275-2407PMGA

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

To transfer and oversee the ordering process of medical gas cylinders. Portering and receipt of stock will remain a function under the Estates and Facilities Department.

Utilising clinical pharmacy knowledge and skills, ensuring medical gases are ordered in line with other medical and are clinically appropriate, challenging where necessary.

To liaise with Trust stakeholders to procure individual lines of medical cylinders from a primary supplier (subject to Trust contractual frameworks).

To advise clinical teams to ensure the most appropriate cylinder choices are made for clinical patient need and Trust equipment.

To confidently answer queries utilising pharmacy knowledge regarding medical gas cylinders, streamlining the ordering process so that only shortages are escalated to Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation.

To liaise with the Finance department to resolve any invoice queries.

To support the Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation in the review and writing of Trust processes for the management of medical gases under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation, including safe storage, transport of medical gases when in patient

Ensure that processes and protocols are standardised across the Trust to ensure safe, high-quality and cost effective management of medical gases.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To transfer and oversee the ordering process of medical gas cylinders. Portering and receipt of stock will remain a function under the Estates and Facilities Department.

Utilising clinical pharmacy knowledge and skills, ensuring medical gases are ordered in line with other medical and are clinically appropriate, challenging where necessary.

To liaise with Trust stakeholders to procure individual lines of medical cylinders from a primary supplier (subject to Trust contractual frameworks).

To advise clinical teams to ensure the most appropriate cylinder choices are made for clinical patient need and Trust equipment.

To liaise with the Finance department to resolve any invoice queries.

Ensure that processes and protocols are standardised across the Trust to ensure safe, high-quality and cost effective management of medical gases.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 or working towards

Desirable

CIPs qualification

Knowledge

Desirable

knowledge of medical gases

IT profeciency

Essential

Experienced in using Microsoft EXCEL

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 or working towards

Desirable

CIPs qualification

Knowledge

Desirable

knowledge of medical gases

IT profeciency

Essential

Experienced in using Microsoft EXCEL

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)