Pharmacy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Pharmacy Assistant Glasgow Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent | Part time 15 hours per week Salary - £18,525 pro rata Our Nuffield Glasgow pharmacy department currently have an opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant. As a Pharmacy Assistant you will work closely with our Pharmacists and have defined responsibilities including providing pharmacy services over the counter, procurement, distribution, stock taking and evaluation. Start your journey with us whilst we'll support you to be your best. The Opportunity An opportunity has arisen for a full time pharmacy assistant to work alongside the pharmacist in delivery of a high quality service to our stakeholders. As our pharmacy assistant you will: - Assist in administrative tasks - Accurately dispense medicines for outpatients - Help prepared take home medicines for inpatients - Aid in the procurement of medicines for the department - Provide all hospital departments with medicines at their request - Assist the pharmacist with ward work and other duties as appropriate The person To succeed as a pharmacy assistant , you will need: - Have completed dispensing assistant course - Have experience in patient facing role - Be fluent in English and have basic numeracy skills - Be motivated to provide high quality service - You must have previous pharmacy experience. - A team player The Benefits In return, we offer a working environment that will help you grow your skills and experience and get the best out of life. Other benefits include 25 days' annual holiday (increasing with service), gym membership, private healthcare and a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits. Be your best and join us in building a healthier nation. Applications will be considered as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As a Pharmacy Assistant you will work closely with our Pharmacists and have defined responsibilities including providing pharmacy services over the counter, procurement, distribution, stock taking and evaluation. Continue your journey with us in our Glasgow hospital as a Pharmacy Assistant whilst we support you are your best.

Experience

Essential

• The person
• To succeed as a pharmacy assistant , you will need:
• - Have completed dispensing assistant course
• - Have experience in patient facing role
• - Be fluent in English and have basic numeracy skills
• - Be motivated to provide high quality service
• - You must have previous pharmacy experience.
• - A team player

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nuffield Health

Address

25 Beaconsfield Road Glasgow Lanarkshire

Glasgow

G12 0PJ

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)