Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
04/08/2025
Planned Interview
Date
14/08/2025
Are
you passionate about providing an efficient medicines supply service to
inpatients in our hospital?
Our
busy, friendly dispensary team at St James hospital work hard in a fast
paced but supportive environment to provide an excellent medicines supply
service. You will be working with pharmacists, technicians, and our ward
teams dispensing medicines to all our patients on the wards.
The
role requires an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and previous pharmacy
experience.
This
role is based in Inpatient Pharmacy at St James hospital and is full time
hours, (37.5 hours) Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm. All staff contributes to an 8pm evening
shift every 5 weeks and a Saturday or Sunday on a 1 in 4 rota.
Main duties of the job
The role is varied and consists of all aspects of labelling and dispensing medicines, including controlled drugs, discharge prescriptions, and inpatient orders.
There will also be some reception work, answering the phone, dealing with reception and admin type tasks.
Some stock maintenance and ordering of medicines will also be included in this role.
About us
Leeds
is a wonderful city to work in and LTHT is an organisation that puts its
patients first and highly values and supports its staff,
Pharmacy
is a forward thinking department that values the contribution of all our
staff. There are plenty of opportunities to progress within different areas
of our pharmacy services should you wish to.
The
dispensary team is a friendly and extremely supportive team working as part
of the larger Medicines Management & Pharmacy Services Team.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Perform
a variety of pharmacy support duties, some of which may be patient facing.
These include stock management, dispensing and/or preparation of medicines in
a designated area of MMPS which may include dispensary, aseptic facilities,
warehouse and dispensary support rooms at ward level. Day to day supervision
of Pharmacy Services Assistants and Pharmacy Porters to ensure service
delivery in relevant area of MMPS
There
may also be distribution duties including the movement of goods and a
requirement for general housekeeping duties.
The post holder will not have any
line management responsibilities. They
will provide induction and training for Pharmacy Services Assistants and
Pharmacy Porters and other staff as required.
The
post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on
a rostered basis.
The
post holder will be required to travel to other sites for briefing meetings,
training sessions and to support service provision.
Level 2 Apprenticeship /Pharmacy
Services Assistant or NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services or Pharmacy
Manufacturing Course.
Experience of working in a
community or hospital pharmacy.
Knowledge of procedures of own
working area following on the job training
Knowledge of good customer care.
Experience of stock control systems
Must have excellent verbal
communication skills.
Ability to work accurately under
pressure and follow standard operating procedures.
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Ability to interpret written
instructions.
Developed computer skills
Ability to supervise and give
instruction to Pharmacy Services Assistants and Porters and other staff as
required
THE
LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Job description
Job responsibilities
Perform
a variety of pharmacy support duties, some of which may be patient facing.
These include stock management, dispensing and/or preparation of medicines in
a designated area of MMPS which may include dispensary, aseptic facilities,
warehouse and dispensary support rooms at ward level. Day to day supervision
of Pharmacy Services Assistants and Pharmacy Porters to ensure service
delivery in relevant area of MMPS
There
may also be distribution duties including the movement of goods and a
requirement for general housekeeping duties.
The post holder will not have any
line management responsibilities. They
will provide induction and training for Pharmacy Services Assistants and
Pharmacy Porters and other staff as required.
The
post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on
a rostered basis.
The
post holder will be required to travel to other sites for briefing meetings,
training sessions and to support service provision.
Level 2 Apprenticeship /Pharmacy
Services Assistant or NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services or Pharmacy
Manufacturing Course.
Experience of working in a
community or hospital pharmacy.
Knowledge of procedures of own
working area following on the job training
Knowledge of good customer care.
Experience of stock control systems
Must have excellent verbal
communication skills.
Ability to work accurately under
pressure and follow standard operating procedures.
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Ability to interpret written
instructions.
Developed computer skills
Ability to supervise and give
instruction to Pharmacy Services Assistants and Porters and other staff as
required
THE
LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- English and maths GCSEs
- Level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy Services
Experience
Essential
- Previous hospital or community pharmacy experience
- Labelling and dispensing experience
- Experience in stock control
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent communication and team work skills
- Hardworking, reliable and flexible to change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- English and maths GCSEs
- Level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy Services
Experience
Essential
- Previous hospital or community pharmacy experience
- Labelling and dispensing experience
- Experience in stock control
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent communication and team work skills
- Hardworking, reliable and flexible to change
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.
