Medicines Management Assistant - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description
Band 2 / 3


Main area

  • Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer
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Grade

  • Band 2 / 3
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Contract

  • Permanent: weekends worked on a rota basis
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Hours

  • Full time hours per week (bank holidays)
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Site

  • Nottingham Hospitals (Cross-Site)
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Town

  • Nottingham
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Salary
- £20,270 - £23,177 per annum
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 30/03/2023 00:59Job overview


An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Adult Critical Care and Theatres pharmacy team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS for two enthusiastic individuals to join our well established and valued team.

Both posts will be primarily based working in theatres.


You will work closely alongside a team of experienced, hardworking and dedicated technical staff, clinical pharmacists and medical and nursing staff colleagues to provide a high quality pharmacy service to critically unwell patients and those undergoing surgery.


We are looking for enthusiastic applicants who are eager to learn and have the ability to use their own initiative to organise and prioritise their own work to meet deadlines in these fast paced and challenging clinical environments.

Applicants must have excellent communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work positively as part of a team.


You must be in possession of a Level 2 in Pharmacy Services Assistant Standard or an equivalent qualification/previous experience to work as a band 3.

Main duties of the job


To work as part of the Clinical Pharmacy Team to provide a high quality pharmacy service to Adult Critical Care and Theatres.


You will be responsible for making sure patients have the important medicines that they need in the right place at the right time to provide excellent care.

The post holder must be committed to providing a patient focused, efficient service to some of the sickest patients in the Trust, ensuring a positive image of the Pharmacy

Full in house training will be provided by our dedicated and supportive team.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert

Working for our organisation


Working for the forth largest hospital in the country the pharmacy department at NUH is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


To contribute fully to the weekly provision of the drug and fluid replenishment service to the clinical and theatre areas ensuring each specific location is adequately stocked.

This will include assisting pharmacy stores in picking or checking the orders and delivering to clinical areas to ensure timely supply.


In liaison with pharmacy stores and the MMTs, maintain and review drug supply issues relevant to the clinical area to ensure an effective and safe system of drug supply, through effective communication with relevant pharmacy and critical care or theatres staff.

To co-ordinate, process and deliver ad-hoc and urgent stock requests ensuring that stock levels are efficiently maintained


To ensure that all stock is put away in the correct storage area, ensuring drug cupboards and automated drug cabinets are tidy and labelled as appropriate.


To ensure that ward stock is rotated so that the oldest stock, or stock with the shortest expiry, is used first to minimise wastage.

To remove and replenish expired stock and recycle stock close to its expiry for use within the Trust where possible.

To report any storage concerns to the ward manager and relevant MMT or Pharmacist.


To maintain the medicines stock and critical drugs list for theatres and adult critical care, regularly completing defined audits of availability of drugs, reviewing and adjusting stock levels in liaison with ward pharmacists and theatre managers to ensure adequate stock holdings and minimising wastage.

To record cost-savings and wastage as appropriate


After full training:

to add new starters to the automated medicines storage system (currently Omnicell) providing fingerprint access and completing competency based training to both pharmacy and clinical staff.

To undertake staff re-training where necessary to support correct and efficient use of the cabinets.

To assist in the stocking of drugs in new theatres and removing stock from theatres during closures.

To contribute to the medicines returns process for the clinical area and champion efficient and safe use of medicines


When working in critical care, put away individual patients' medications into their bedside lockers once dispensed, ensuring that the appropriate checks are carried out so that medication is placed in the correct patient's locker.

This may involve exposure to challenging patient and public behaviours.

To be responsible for the local implementation of standards relating to medicines storage and security including:
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