Assistant Technical Officer - Derby, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Derby, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Have you thought about a career in Pharmacy? Due to promotion of the current postholder we are seeking a new team member in Team Dispensary, Royal Derby hospital (RDH).

Team Dispensary is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive team who are committed to improving the service we provide to our patients.

In this post you will be working towards a level 2 pharmacy course to be able to undertake the role of Assistant Technical officer as per the attached job description.

The role will include:

Meeting and greeting people at the reception hatch
Accepting Outpatient prescriptions
Taking prescription charges
Stock control and cocoordinating the delivery and collection of prescriptions
Filling of emergency drug stock boxes.
Aiding the main dispensary with stock counts and stock rotation

The Main Dispensary

The innovative use of IT is important to us and we are continually looking for new opportunities. We have robotic dispensing, bar-coded prescription tracking and electronic prescribing and discharge systems.

The department is friendly and supportive, operating within a modern environment having gone through a full refurbishment in winter 2017.

The department is a 24 hour department and the core working hours for the Dispensary are 8.00am until 8.00pm.

You will be required to complete a GPhC- approved level 2 pharmacy course.

Interview date: 12 September 2023

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
Ongoing support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.