Assistant Technical Officer - Whitehaven, United Kingdom - North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
1 week ago
Description
Fixed Term position working up to 22.5 hours per week
The Pharmacy Department at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our team as anAssistant Technical officer - Dispensary.
The postholder will work as part of a pharmacy team of Assistant Technical Officers, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to deliver the pharmacy service to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust.
The role is varied and will include:
- Supplying stock medicines to wards and departments across the trust;
- Dispensing inpatient, outpatient, and discharge medication.
- Liaising with multidisciplinary teams.
- Providing a delivery service of medicines to wards on site;
- Participating in stock control maintenance;
- Assisting in the maintenance of stock levels of medicines on wards and departments by participating in the pharmacy ward topping up service;
Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond.
We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030.
There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
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Standard Check:
£18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check:
£38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
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