Job summary
Are you looking for a career in mental health services or the NHS? If so, you could be well suited to this role.
We are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Assistant to be part of the Inpatient Pharmacy Team in Brighton & Hove and our dispensary hub based at Swandean in Worthing. This role involves assisting Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians with medicines optimisation, ensuring compliance with mental health regulations and providing essential support to healthcare professionals and patients. This is an excellent opportunity for pharmacy assistants working in hospital, community or retail pharmacy who are looking to develop their skills within a supportive NHS environment. The pharmacy team provides a well-structured support system, access to training with opportunity for development and whilst hospital experience is welcome it is not essential - we are looking for motivated individuals who are organised, accurate and ready to develop.
You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, supporting both staff and patients, and contribute to service development across the Brighton & Hove locality. All applications that demonstrate the required qualifications (NVQ 2 in pharmacy services or equivalent) as per job description and personal specification will be considered. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check with adults.
Main duties of the job
- Support medicines optimisation and medicines management processes to improve patient care and promote medicines safety.
- Support the working of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
- Provide medicines top up's to Mental Health Inpatient wards, along with development towards named patient ordering.
- Support the dispensing of inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions within the pharmacy hub based at Swandean Worthing.
- Assemble and supply ward stock medicines
- Receive, store and rotate medicines safely
- Support controlled drug processes in line with policy
- Use electronic dispensing and tracking systems
- Monitor stock levels and expiry dates
- Communicate with clinical teams regarding medicines supply
Dispensary location may be subject to future change based on the needs of the service.
About us
We are a friendly and committed pharmacy team, who are keen to support the wellbeing of our patients and each other. Sussex Partnership is one of the largest mental health and learning disabilities Trust's in the UK. The physical health of our mental health patients is important to us and with the life expectancy of patients with serious mental health dying 15 to 20 years earlier, the Trust is committed to reducing this risk and pharmacy plays a key role in this. As a mental health and learning disabilities Trust, Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our rewards packages reflect the immensely important work they do.
You can expect:
- Access to full psychological support, the wellbeing team
- Excellent supervision programmes
- Flexible working opportunities
- Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
- A position within a Trust rated as Outstanding for caring and Good overall by the CQC
- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days +8 bank holidays)
- Excellent NHS pension scheme
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working; for example, homeworking, part time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applications with the following qualifications will be considered:
- NVQ level 2, Pharmacy Services
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information on the requirements of the role. If you have any queries please feel free to contact us to discuss further. We would love to speak with you to see if you are a good fit for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applications with the following qualifications will be considered:
- NVQ level 2, Pharmacy Services
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information on the requirements of the role. If you have any queries please feel free to contact us to discuss further. We would love to speak with you to see if you are a good fit for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2, Pharmacy Services. Including three core units.
- Minimum 3 GCSEs A*-C grade, including Maths
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge of policies, procedures and practices across pharmacy services
- Knowledge of pharmacy medicine supply systems
- Knowledge of stock control systems and storage of medicines
- Trained to the higher level of the national profile of a Pharmacy Assistant job description
- Experience of working in a pharmacy team with medicines
- Experience of working with medicines Information Technology (IT) systems
- Experience of dispensing prescriptions or the preparation of aseptic products
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate clear and accurate written communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate clear and accurate verbal communication skills
- Numeracy skills: ability to carry out simple calculations
- Literacy skills: ability to follow verbal and written instructions accurately
- Ability to maintain mental concentration effort for sustained periods
- Ability to meet deadlines whilst maintaining concentration and paying attention to detail
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates appropriate empathy towards patient group
- Good interpersonal skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2, Pharmacy Services. Including three core units.
- Minimum 3 GCSEs A*-C grade, including Maths
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge of policies, procedures and practices across pharmacy services
- Knowledge of pharmacy medicine supply systems
- Knowledge of stock control systems and storage of medicines
- Trained to the higher level of the national profile of a Pharmacy Assistant job description
- Experience of working in a pharmacy team with medicines
- Experience of working with medicines Information Technology (IT) systems
- Experience of dispensing prescriptions or the preparation of aseptic products
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate clear and accurate written communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate clear and accurate verbal communication skills
- Numeracy skills: ability to carry out simple calculations
- Literacy skills: ability to follow verbal and written instructions accurately
- Ability to maintain mental concentration effort for sustained periods
- Ability to meet deadlines whilst maintaining concentration and paying attention to detail
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates appropriate empathy towards patient group
- Good interpersonal skills
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).
