Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant Technical Officer - Southport, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Southport, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Pharmacy Dispensing ATO

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Pharmacy

30.00 Hours per week

You must hold an NVQ level 2 Pharmacy services
Previous applicants within the last 6 months need not apply.

An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic individuals to join a developing and motivated team of pharmacy staff serving Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.

We are currently developing and expanding our medicines management practices both within the department and at ward level.

This post will be key to our planned developments and will be based at Southport & District Hospital within a modernised dispensary setting, although ability to work on both sites is essential and will involve dispensing for in-patient and discharge.

Duties will include working within the Pharmacy Department & at ward level, general stock control, ordering, supply & dispensing of medicines.

The post holder will participate with other team members of the pharmacy staff aiming to provide an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service within the pharmacy departments of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist.

Duties will include labelling, dispensing, stock rotation, storage, dealing with dispensary queries and patient counselling.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate

SAFETY that is of the highest standards

COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful

SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable

PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

For further information please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Advertising Date: 11th March 2024

Closing Date: 24th March 2024

Shortlisting Date: 26th March 2024

Proposed Interview Date: 9th April 2024