Job summary
Are you looking to start a new career in pharmacy? This progressional post is the perfect opportunity to learn new skills and work to support the pharmacy service at Southmead Hospital. Under the guidance of the Patient Services Leadership team you will offer operational support to the dispensary, clinical pharmacy and distribution teams.
Main duties of the job
Dispensary & Reception Duties
Receipt of prescriptions and drug requests from patients and staff.
Selling over the counter medicines to staff and members of the public.
Handling cash transactions including NHS prescription charges.
Accurate and timely dispensing prescriptions, including controlled drugs.
Generation of labels and booking out of medicines using pharmacy stock control system.
Final accuracy checking of controlled drug stock requisitions.
Replenish the stocks of dispensing sundries (bottles, cartons etc.).
Deals with enquiries from wards, departments and patients.
Receiving requests and handing out medications to patients and members of staff.
All activity undertaken within NBT Pharmacy is compliant with Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP 2013/C 343/01) and all relevant departmental procedures.
Delivering of medication to wards and departments.
Please see job description for a full list.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, NBT is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (e.g. Portishead, Chepstow).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role, please see attached job description or contact details below for:
Mitchell Chilton - Patient Services Lead
Sherab Gyaltsen - Patient Services Manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role, please see attached job description or contact details below for:
Mitchell Chilton - Patient Services Lead
Sherab Gyaltsen - Patient Services Manager
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English, at Grade C or above
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
- Basic IT competencies/qualifications
- Good written and spoken English
- Ability to work flexibly under pressure and on own initiative
- Methodical, tidy worker
- Able to work as part of a team
- Willing to be trained and instructed
- Able to work during the normal working week between 08:00 and 19:00 as well as weekends and bank holidays
- Work towards the completion of the Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) Medicines Optimisation acreditation Unit 1 Managing Patents Mediacation Requirements.
- Work towards the completion of the Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) Dispensary accuracy programme or equivalent dispensary accuracy programme.
- Relevant units of relevant Buttercups units (Pharmacy) - or willing to work towards
Desirable
- Previous employment in hospital or community pharmacy
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English, at Grade C or above
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
- Basic IT competencies/qualifications
- Good written and spoken English
- Ability to work flexibly under pressure and on own initiative
- Methodical, tidy worker
- Able to work as part of a team
- Willing to be trained and instructed
- Able to work during the normal working week between 08:00 and 19:00 as well as weekends and bank holidays
- Work towards the completion of the Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) Medicines Optimisation acreditation Unit 1 Managing Patents Mediacation Requirements.
- Work towards the completion of the Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) Dispensary accuracy programme or equivalent dispensary accuracy programme.
- Relevant units of relevant Buttercups units (Pharmacy) - or willing to work towards
Desirable
- Previous employment in hospital or community pharmacy
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.
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
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.
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).
