Hospital Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant - Patient Care Focus
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Job summary
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant (Band 2) to support dispensing services across Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital. The role expects involvement in a 37.5-hour week with 8:00 to 19:30 shifts on weekdays and rota weekends/bank holidays.
The department emphasises staff wellbeing and development. The post supports medicines supply, dispensing, stock control, and customer-facing duties within a busy hospital pharmacy environment,
Qualifications
- Maths and English competent / Educated to GCSE level.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Knowledge of stock control systems.
- Good telephone/ communication skills.
- Computer experience including good keyboard skills.
- Knowledge of Health & safety.
- Experience of working in pharmacy.
- Experience of working in a customer facing role.
- Experience of working in a busy environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide an effective medicine supply service to wards/departments and patients of the Trust
- Dispensing medications
- Stock control, stock rotation, expiry date checking and use of the Pharmacy IT System
- Provides an effective reception service, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries.
- Maintains stock of dispensing sundries and carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards.
- Supports the training and development of pharmacy team
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Job description
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant (Band 2) to support dispensing services across Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital. The role expects involvement in a 37.5-hour week with 8:00 to 19:30 shifts on weekdays and rota weekends/bank holidays.
The department emphasises staff wellbeing and development. The post supports medicines supply, dispensing, stock control, and customer-facing duties within a busy hospital pharmacy environment,
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