Bank Pharmacy Support Worker

NHS Western Isles; Stornoway; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Western Isles is seeking a Bank Pharmacy Support Worker to join its pharmacy team at Western Isles Hospital. The role involves managing medications, maintaining stock, and providing support to other pharmacy staff. Applicants should have relevant educational qualifications but no previous experience is required as training will be provided. Enjoy the opportunity of living in a beautiful rural community with access to various activities.

Benefits

Enhanced rates of pay for weekend working

Generous annual leave entitlements

Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme

Access to paid special leave as a Carer Positive employer

Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provisions

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 standard grades or equivalent in English, Mathematics, and one other subject.
• No prior experience necessary; training will be provided.
• Opportunity to engage in various outdoor activities in a rural island community.

Responsibilities

• Receive and distribute medications.
• Maintain stock levels and provide medicines top-up service.
• Perform date checking, cleaning, and administrative tasks as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Education

3 standard grades or equivalent in English, Mathematics and at least one other subject

Job description

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Bank Pharmacy Support Worker

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 pro rata

Flexible Hours

Bank post

NHS Western Isles (NHSWI) is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with great attention to detail to join our pharmacy team, as a Bank Pharmacy Support Worker. The post holder will work as part of the within the pharmacy at Western Isles Hospital.

The Pharmacy Support Worker fulfils a vital role within the department, receiving and distributing medications, maintaining adequate stock levels of drugs and sundries. There will also be opportunity to provide medicines top-up service to wards and departments within the hospital. Other general duties include date checking, cleaning and administrative work including filing, as required.

The post holder will work alongside other Pharmacy Support Workers, Senior Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to ensure that medicines are provided safely and efficiently within the hospital and to sites across the island chain.

This post requires a minimum of 3 standard grades or equivalent in English, mathematics and at least one other subject. Previous experience is not necessary as training will be provided.

We are offering an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music related pursuits. We are also only a short journey from Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh by plane, with twice daily ferry sailing to Ullapool.

Additional benefits of working for NHS Western Isles:

• Enhanced rates of pay for weekend working
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
• A Carer Positive employer with access to paid special leave
• Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provisions

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: , along with a job description.

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