Rotational Pharmacy Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

West Middlesex University Hospital

We have 3 full time post and 1 part time post.

Part time post:
Total hours 18.75

1.45pm - 5:30pm on a Wed & 9.10am - 5:30pm Thur and Fri.

Pharmacy Assistants may work in all sectors of the hospital pharmacy, invariably on rotation according to the needs of the pharmacy service.

Duties include technical tasks according to relevant NVQ accreditation as well as housekeeping and other non-technical activities. Participation in weekend / late duty and bank holiday Rota will also apply.

Pharmacy Assistants work under the direction of section/team leaders or pharmacists in accordance with all written procedures. Pharmacy Assistants support other pharmacy staff in provision of pharmacy services and assist with limited training of relevant staff. Some sectors of this job description may be more relevant than others for some individuals.

Pharmacy Assistants must complete an NVQ2 in pharmacy services (if not already held) within a specified timescale.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Pharmacy Assistants may work in all sectors of the hospital pharmacy, invariably on rotation according to the needs of the pharmacy service.

Duties include technical tasks according to relevant NVQ accreditation as well as housekeeping and other non-technical activities.
Pharmacy Assistants work under the direction of section/team leaders or pharmacists in accordance with all written procedures. Pharmacy Assistants support other pharmacy staff in provision of pharmacy services and assist with limited training of relevant staff. Some sectors of this job description may be more relevant than others for some individuals.
Pharmacy Assistants must complete an NVQ2 in pharmacy services (if not already held) within a specified timescale.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals,

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's,

in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for
- our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe,

effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an

'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.

We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster

and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.

Dispensary

Stock control management including putting stock away received from stores, rotating stock/checking expiries where relevant and performing stock control counts.
Ensure dispensary areas are kept clean and tidy and shelves/other relevant areas are cleaned according to schedule.
Filing prescriptions and other paperwork and ensuring dispensary areas are sufficiently stocked with all sundries (leaflets, cards, bottles, bags).
Undertake basic labelling and dispensing duties according to procedure and relevant NVQ accreditation.
Perform prompt and accurate reception duties according to procedure and good customer care in all dispensary areas for patients and all staff.
Sort, count, compile and, where relevant, dispose of unsuitable medication returns.
Receive open and empty ward bags and put contents into relevant areas. Place ward bags in appropriate shelf locations at relevant collection times. This includes bags for delivery to internal and external units.
Carry out daily monitoring of fridge and dispensary temperatures using sensilla.
Maintain dispensed outpatient prescriptions awaiting collection and return medicines to stock where necessary.
Perform all necessary logging in of in/out patient and discharge prescriptions and record logging out times for relevant parts of the dispensing process, using the prescription tracker system (PTS)
Assist in ensuring dispensary workload is managed in order or according to priority.
Hand out and dispense prescriptions where necessary according to procedure.
Assist in collection and reconciliation of prescription charges.
Answer telephone promptly and courteously, referring relevant calls efficiently where necessary.
To be competent in both In and outpatient dispensary's

Stores/Distri