Pharmacy Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Create Fertility

Create Fertility

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Overview
Create are the pioneers of Natural and Mild IVF treatment in the UK.

Our fertility treatments offer women the chance to have a baby using their own eggs, without the need for long and intense courses of stimulating drugs.

Create is a pan European fertility company and the UKs fastest growing IVF business, changing the way IVF is delivered.

We offer female-friendly IVF treatment that delivers better health outcomes for mothers and babies. Our pioneering approach to IVF focuses on the quality of eggs, rather than quantity.

Our gentler fertility treatment offers women the best chance of success and reduces the emotional, physical and financial burden associated with IVF.

Create has grown rapidly and has been established as a market leader in the UK IVF industry, trading through two brands, Create Fertility and abc IVF.

Create helps patients with more complex fertility issues through pioneering ultrasound technology and abc is the lowest cost IVF business in the UK.

The company has more recently expanded to Europe with a clinic in Denmark patients from across Europe. We are looking for a dynamic Pharmacy Assistant to join our clinic based in St Paul's, London.

The Role

To actively participate in, supervise and maintain the highest standard of care for couples, visitors and staff as required by the clinic, the HFEA and Healthcare Commission.

To contribute to the general management of the clinic through membership of the clinical team

Duties and Responsibilities

Supporting the nursing team in the daytoday running of the clinical pharmacy service
Dealing with client's pharmacy queries undergoing fertility treatment, answering questions, giving advice and support as required. Under the direction of the Senior Nurse.
Liaising with the Head of Nursing and nursing team over stock control and medicine management
Ensure all drugs are labelled correctly as per required with Create Labels.
Ensure all medications are checked and signed off with the Registered Nurse before dispensing medication to the patient
Offer advice and support to patients and the team as required.
Ensure all prescriptions are signed and patient checks are completed. Checking their name DOB, patient number and any allergies.
Ensuring medicine stock is topped up and ordered as required.
Ensuring drug audits and drug counts are completed monthly for the Finance Department.
Keep accurate records of all medicines dispensed
Ordering medicine stock items as necessary
Responsible for the upkeep and ordering of the theatre medicine supplies
Maintaining a safe environment for clients and staff
Maintaining confidentiality at all times as per HFEA and Health Service Guidelines
Inputting of data electronically to maintain records for the HFEA.
Stocking up the medicine fridges and cupboard daily as required.
Ensuring daily drug audits are carried and drug counts in the nursing /pharmacy office.
Ensuring fridge temperatures have been checked daily with minimum and maximum temperatures recorded on the chart
Maintaining a clean environment for all medicines management
Ensuring stock rotation of medicines are carried out.
Assist with chaperoning scans with the Doctors as required
Maintain confidentiality at all times

Professional

Ensure that personal registration is maintained
To be responsible for continued professional development
To act in such a way to promote Create Health Clinic
To work in a cooperative and collaborative manner
To promote equal opportunities

Education and Training

To participate in teaching, training and support of nursing staff as directed by senior staff
To assist in the supervision of new staff
To be aware of the centre's fire regulations and cardiac arrest procedure

BENEFITS

25 days holiday plus a day off on your birthday, increasing annual leave for every full year worked up to 30 days (includes birthday)
Perkbox (employee platform discounts in shops, cinemas, free mobile insurance etc.)
Pension Scheme
Cycle to work Scheme
Private healthcare
Life insurance (4 times your salary)
Season ticket loan
Discounted IVF treatment (after 2 years' service)