Higher level Pharmacy Assistant

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust; Sandiway; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Services Dispenser to support Warrington/ Halton Hospitals. The role involves dispensing for inpatients, discharges and outpatients, using the Prescription Tracker, and ensuring accurate labeling and safety checks.

Applicants should hold an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (including dispensing module) and be keen to contribute to a high‑quality, patient‑focused pharmacy service that operates across multiple sites seven days a

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (Including dispensing module) is required.

Responsibilities

• Receive, record and direct work into the department from trust staff.
• Use the Prescription Tracker system to input details of prescriptions and orders.
• Make checks on receipt of a prescription, including exemptions from charges per Department of Health guidelines.
• Identify and prioritise urgent prescriptions for dispensing, ensuring fast tracking, completion and dispatch.
• Counsel patients and issue completed prescriptions, addressing queries with a senior colleague as needed.
• Produce labels using the Pharmacy Computer system, recording patient numbers and prescription details.
• Dispense prescriptions for inpatients, discharge patients and outpatients, including controlled drugs and cytotoxic/unlicensed drugs.

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (Including dispensing module)

Job description

• o Receive, record and direct work into the department from trust staff.
• o To use the Prescription Tracker system to input details of prescriptions and orders.
• o Make the appropriate checks on receipt of a prescription, where patients claim they areexempt from prescription charges following Department of Health guidelines.
• o To identify and prioritise urgent prescriptions for dispensing, ensuring these are fasttracked, completed and dispatched efficiently and effectively.
• o After counselling training to issue completed prescriptions to patients ensuring theyunderstand how to take their medicines, referring any queries to a senior colleague.
• o Produce labels using the Pharmacy Computer system for prescriptions entering patientnumber and medicine prescription details following standard labelling guidelines thenassemble and label required items.
• o To dispense prescriptions, for inpatients, discharge patients and outpatients. This includes dispensing named patient drugs, cytotoxic drugs, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs and compliance packs in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Are you an enthusiastic, hardworking and patient focused person with an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (Including dispensing module).

Are you keen to join an innovative and forward-thinking pharmacy department and support our objective of providing excellent patient care?

WHH Pharmacy has recently undergone exciting departmental developments, including a repurposed dispensary, a new automated dispensing system and digital ordering for nursing staff. With your help we are looking to build on this, and further improve our pharmacy service.

The Pharmacy department provides comprehensive services to both Warrington and Halton Hospitals as well as the Captain Sir Thomas Moore Building, delivering integrated patient -focused services over 7 days a week and with a vision to shape a dynamic future, Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

• Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
• Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team - we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients.