Higher level Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

WHH Pharmacy has recently undergone exciting departmental developments, including a repurposed dispensary, a new automated dispensing system and digital ordering for nursing staff. With your help we are looking to build on this, and further improve our pharmacy service.

The Pharmacy department provides comprehensive services to both Warrington and Halton Hospitals as well as the Captain Sir Thomas Moore Building, delivering integrated patient -focused services over 7 days a week and with a vision to shape a dynamic future

Are you an enthusiastic, hardworking and patient focused person with an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (Including dispensing module).

Are you keen to join an innovative and forward-thinking pharmacy department and support our objective of providing excellent patient care?

Then we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Receipt and correct storage of drugs
• Stock control, stock rotation, stock checks and removal of expired stock according to Trust policy
• Supply of drugs including ward stock replenishment, inputting of orders onto computer system and assembly of orders from location or pharmacy robot in accordance to documentation.
• Contributing to the management of a safe system for the supply of emergency drug boxes.
• Receiving and processing telephone calls
• Delivery of stock to wards.
• Supervising, providing guidance and direction to the Pharmacy Assistants .

• Accurately dispense prescriptions, for inpatients, discharge patients and outpatients, including named patient drugs, cytotoxic drugs, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, and compliance packs.
• To support the clinical team on the wards in the medication reconciliation process, including requesting Patients Own Medication be brought into hospital on admission, ensuring critical medicines are present on the ward and ensuring only medication prescribed to individual patients are present in their bedside locker helping to reduce medication wastage and provide a speedy discharge process.

• Assist in the reception area with receipt of prescriptions from clients and patients in accordance to department policies.
• Identify and order medicines that are "to-follow" and liaise with Senior Pharmacy Technician Team.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.