Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Dispensary. You will join our dedicated team delivering dispensing and ward services at University Hospital of North Midlands.

We are looking for a flexible, highly motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic person to provide a pharmaceutical service to our in-patients and out-patients.

You must have excellent organisational and communication skills and you will need to be able to work effectively with the existing team both at ward level and within the pharmacy directorate.

The role is varied and will include:

Dispensing medications including discharge, in-patient and electronic prescriptions, in both the dispensary and in the dispensing hubs, at ward level
Dispensing controlled drugs, ward stock orders, daily clinic prescriptions and compliance aids
Bagging up completed prescriptions to be returned to the wards
Reception duties which includes utilising the pharmacy prescription tracking system
Handing out medications to patients and staff waiting
Participate in stock control and management
Ensure that the dispensary has adequate supplies of medicine bottles, bags spoons, measures and syringes and ordering these on a when required basis
Ensure equipment used in the dispensary is clean and ready for everyday use

The post holder will work as part of a pharmacy team of Assistant Technical Officers, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to deliver the pharmacy service to UHNM

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country.

Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver.

Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

The Pharmacy Department provide medicines management and medicines optimisation services from both sites.

We have implemented a 7 day working service - delivering high quality pharmaceutical care to the patients of this Trust 7 days a week.

We provide an exciting and sociable working environment and are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic and highly motivated staff to join our highly regarded team.

You will have the ability to work as a team member and to work on own initiative, completing allocated work and ensuring rotas are complied with.

The post holder will be given specific training in all areas to help develop skills further; this will include working towards an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services.

The directorate actively promotes development, education and training.