Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant

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Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic hard working and patient focussed person with an interest in pharmacy?

Are you currently working as a pharmacy dispenser in community and are looking to gain experience in a hospital setting?

If you are keen to join a forward thinking pharmacy department supporting patient care we would love to hear from you.

The Pharmacy Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to be able to offer a vacancy for a Pharmacy Assistant - dispensing services

As an employer we have earned a reputation for focusing on the development of our staff and for being an organisation people are proud to work for.

**The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics, run fitness classes and organise mindfulness sessions**

Main duties of the job

We are one of the largest trusts in the country, providing district general hospital services to people in Preston and Chorley and specialist care (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Burns and Plastics, Oncology and Renal Medicine) to 1.5m people across Lancashire and South Cumbria in addition we are proud to be the regional Major Trauma Centre providing life and limb saving treatment for patients throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Working with pharmacy teams to prepare and supply medicines products directly towards for patient use
Stock control including ordering, receipting drug deliveries stock rotation, expiry checking and date checking
Sorting medications, disposing of unwanted medicines and updating pharmacy computer.
Medicines supply
Dispensary based duties

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum, pro rata for part time workers

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

438-PB2427

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide an effective medicine supply service to wards/departments and patients of the Trust
Dispensing medications
Stock control, stock rotation, expiry date checking and use of the Pharmacy IT System
Provides an effective reception service, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries.
Maintains stock of dispensing sundries and carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards.
Supports the training and development of pharmacy team

The core hours of duty are a 7.5 hour shift from 8am - 19:30 Monday to Friday. Applicants will be expected to participate in weekend and Bank holiday on a rota basis.

This role is cross site at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide an effective medicine supply service to wards/departments and patients of the Trust
Dispensing medications
Stock control, stock rotation, expiry date checking and use of the Pharmacy IT System
Provides an effective reception service, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries.
Maintains stock of dispensing sundries and carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards.
Supports the training and development of pharmacy team

The core hours of duty are a 7.5 hour shift from 8am - 19:30 Monday to Friday. Applicants will be expected to participate in weekend and Bank holiday on a rota basis.

This role is cross site at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

Maths and English competent / Educated to GCSE level

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services to include Maintaining Stock and Dispensing Modules

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a team
Knowledge of stock control systems
Good telephone/ communication skills
Computer experience including good keyboard skills
Knowledge of Health & safety

Desirable

Experience of working in pharmacy
Experience of working in a customer facing role
Experience of working in a busy environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

Maths and English competent / Educated to GCSE level

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services to include Maintaining Stock and Dispensing Modules

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a team
Knowledge of stock control systems
Good telephone/ communication skills
Computer experience including good keyboard skills
Knowledge of Health & safety

Desirable

Experience of working in pharmacy
Experience of working in a customer facing role
Experience of working in a busy environment.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

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