Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated assistant to join our strong team, delivering a high quality of service.

Agenda for Change - Band 3 or 4 depending on experience and qualifications.

Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant

The role is based in the Main Inpatient Dispensary, and involves accurate dispensing of medications for patients while they are admitted and on discharge from hospital. It will also involve undertaking some work with the ward based Medicines Management Team.

We are looking for candidates who have experience within the Hospital Pharmacy setting, although we welcome applications from people with wider ranging pharmacy experience. Ideally, they should have some medicines management and counselling experience, although full training is given.

Please note: Candidates without the Dispensary Assistants Course (ADAC) or NVQ Level 2 qualification will join as a Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant until they have completed the required training and qualifications to work at a Band 4 level ideally within 1 year of employment.

If you are a team player with an ability to work under your own initiative, work well under pressure, have good communication skills and a high level of accuracy this is the job for you!

Main duties of the job

You will be offered a variety of experience and training within each area:

• Dispensary - Dispensing prescriptions within the main Inpatient Dispensary as well as providing a stock top-up service to allocated wards, Liaising with external Trust staff and assisting the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and senior Pharmacy Technicians in coordinating the workflow, training and supervision of staff.
• Medicines Management Services - Work in conjunction with the Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians to provide a safe and efficient near-patient pharmacy service based at ward level. Including accurately checking patient's medications contained in the bedside medicines locker on admission, initiating further supplies, and assisting the Lead Pharmacy Technicians and senior Pharmacy Technicians in the training of staff.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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

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