Assistant Technical Officer - London, United Kingdom - East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you a committed, motivated and enthusiastic? If so, would you like to join our exciting mental health pharmacy team? You will be required to undertake ward stock top up (and non-stock top up) and participate in dispensary duties.

You will use pharmacy electronic ordering systems to co-ordinate and maintain supply of medicines to wards and work with the other technicians to improve stock systems and reduce waste.

The Trust serves a diverse area namely: Bedfordshire and Luton and East London (Newham, City and Hackney and Tower Hamlets). The areas served by the Trust are the most culturally diverse and deprived areas in England and therefore provide significant challenges for the provision of mental health services.

Embedded into the multidisciplinary team, the service actively seeks innovative ways of improving services. The strategic aim for the service is to increase clinical pharmacy time on the wards. This has already been partly achieved by technician lead dispensaries in East London.

You must be able to show compassion and respect for people with mental health problems and be driven to improve their care through medicines management.

To answer incoming phone calls in a polite manner, referring on as appropriate and taking
accurate messages if necessary.

To ensure appropriate levels of ancillary stock (bottles, containers, bags etc) are maintained. This

will involve ordering sufficient quantities and topping them up.

To dispense medicines from prescriptions and ward requisitions under supervision, as and when

required.

To return drugs to cupboard ensuring it is kept clean, neat and tidy.
To undertake general administrative support duties as required, e.g. photocopying, scanning work across sites and end of month filing etc

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve

Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

For more information on the role please see job description and person specification attached.