Apprentice 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

Minimum entry requirement: 5 GCSE's at grade 4/C or above or equivalent including Math's, English and Science

You will be expected to participate in weekend working, bank holiday and shift work. You will also be expected to work flexibly.

Our team approach guided by Trust Values ensures that we provide the highest level of care for our patients whilst promoting employee well-being.

To contribute to the service provision in Goods Receipt, Distribution and the Dispensary and work to ensure an efficient and safe service is maintained on a rotational basis whilst undertaking training for a Health Pharmacy Services Level 2 nationally recognised qualification.

To support the introduction of and maintenance of defined stock management processes and standards. To work with the goods receipt team and distribution team to ensure defined key performance indicators are achieved.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

Roles and responsibilities

General

Undertake training in line with defined objectives.

Undertake relevant Health Pharmacy Services Level 2 unit(s) in line with GPhC requirement

Participate in robot loading rotas (including late duties).

Participate in ward top-up service.

Return to stock or dispose of all medicines returned from wards / departments covered on top up rota immediately on return to department.

Ensure defined stock management processes and standards are introduced and maintained.

Keep up to date with and follow relevant departmental procedures.

Participate in the training of new staff.

Cover reception duties as required

Attend and participate in departmental meetings and departmental quality initiatives.

Act in a professional manner at all times and maintain confidentiality at all times.

Be responsible for self-directed learning in order to support collection of a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate competence.

Follow legal, ethical, professional and employers code of conduct and work within departmental policies and procedures.

Undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Chief Pharmacist.

Dispensary

Accurately dispense and issue prescriptions including controlled drugs.

Identify potential problems regarding the lack of availability of medicines for individual prescriptions, seeking advice on suitable alternatives or agreed delivery timetable.

Ensure medication is dispensed to meet agreed delivery times and to minimise waiting times for patients.

Maintain high quality of data input of patient information into the pharmacy computer system in order to ensure excellent labelling standards for dispensed medicines

Ensure stock levels of all products are accurate and support the appropriate ordering of stock through liaison with the buying office.

Inaccuracies in all medicines should be investigated before being referred to line manager without delay.

Responsible for the maintenance of a specific area of the dispensary in order to make sure that medicines are stored appropriately and in-date.

Involved in the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including relevant documentation for unlicensed medicines, 'to-follows' and controlled drugs etc.

within each rotation.

Perform the daily KTAKEM count.

Goods Receipt

Receive and book in goods.

Odeliv goods onto JAC.

Deal with and respond appropriately to booking in discrepancies / issues and communicate with suppliers as needed.

Move stock into designated areas in the pharmacy department.

Ensure all deliveries are processed and stock is move into storage such that defined key performance indicators are achieved.

Support the implementation of any remedial actions in order to ensure key performance indicators are achieved.

Store goods in the appropriate areas of the pharmacy and in line with the department's defined stock storage management standards.

To ensure that all unlicensed medicines received are quality assured before distribution.

Maintain stock levels of Medical gases and Liquid Oxygen.

Support the maintenance of the cleanliness and tidiness within the IV fluid store room, medical gas room and the goods receipt area.

Ensure that medicines delivered for clinical trials are identified as such and are unpacked appropriately and in a timely manner.

Medicine should be handed to the named individual, or stored in the appropriate area for clinical trials.

Distribution

Participate in a stock supply to wards, clinics and departments based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, healthcare centres and GP surgeries.

This includes performing 'top ups', inputting orders on JAC, picking and checking medicines and packing appropriately for distribution to wards/departments.

Process top up ward orders via ARX robot