Dispensers and Pharmacy Assistants- Pharmacy@bucks

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you an experienced dispenser from community pharmacy looking for a role with a difference, where you can develop your knowledge in a hospital environment or perhaps, you are looking for your first role in Pharmacy?

This unique role offers the chance to be part of a growing team within our outpatient Pharmacies at Amersham, Stoke-Mandeville and High-Wycombe enabling you to develop your career in a fast-paced environment, whilst providing a customer focused and critical service to patients. You will be supported with the right training to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge required for working in a hospital setting.

Pharmacy@bucks is an exciting new innovative outpatient dispensing services, focusing on providing efficient and effective pharmacy services to our patients and visitors at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT). This pharmacy is run by Buckinghamshire Health Projects Ltd (BHPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This pharmacy provides dispensing services for the out-patients prescriptions issued by BHT and provide OTC medicines and advice to BHT staff and visitors.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible and reliable for supporting the efficient delivery of the outpatient dispensing service, working as a key member of the pharmacy team to achieve excellence and provide exceptional customer care and patient safety.

Qualifications

GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent evidence in English, Science and Maths

About us

One full time post (Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30 pm), One part-time post (20 hours a week, includes a Saturday shift 9am to 2pm) at Stoke-Mandeville Hospital and One full time post- (37.5 hours per week) cross-sites at High-Wycombe Hospital and Amersham Hospital (Opening time: 9am to 5.30 pm). We will consider students, part-time working and Trainees. Post holder will be required to work cross sites to provide holiday and sickness cover and, 1 in 4 Weekends (Saturday & Sunday 9am to 2pm) at Stoke-Mandeville Hospital.

Highly competitive salaries -£ 17,550 to £ 21,255 per annum pro rata

Rewards

As a colleague joining this successful venture you will enjoy a uniquely rewarding career by really making a difference. You will work hard but be recognised for your contribution and be able to keep a healthy work/life balance. In addition, we offer you:

Generous holidays including bank holidays
Company Pension scheme
Training and development to support internal career growth
Bonus scheme based on individual and company performance

Please note that Pharmacy@bucks is an independent organisation working alongside Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Therefore the postholder will not be eligible for NHS benefits.

Date posted

20 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience £17,550 to £ 21,255 per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-SS5927428

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

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Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

GCSEs Grades A*- C (or equivalent) including Maths and English
Have experience of Microsoft Office Software

Desirable

Pharmacy related courses

Experience

Essential

Have a customer care experience in any customer focused roles.

Desirable

Previous pharmacy or retail experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Computer literate with good general keyboard skills, for using the pharmacy computer systems, including ordering, receiving and booking stocks into system

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

GCSEs Grades A*- C (or equivalent) including Maths and English
Have experience of Microsoft Office Software

Desirable

Pharmacy related courses

Experience

Essential

Have a customer care experience in any customer focused roles.

Desirable

Previous pharmacy or retail experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Computer literate with good general keyboard skills, for using the pharmacy computer systems, including ordering, receiving and booking stocks into system

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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