Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary
Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant
Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary
Fixed term post
30 hours per week for 9 months
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant to join our great team.

Main duties of the job
Applicants must be reliable, adaptable to change, capable of working in a busy environment and have excellent people skills to be able to communicate with a large range of healthcare professionals, patients and their relatives.

The successful applicant will be responsible for offering a medicines management support service to the pharmacy and ward teams. This involves speaking to patients and relatives about their medicines, helping to avoid missed doses, transferring medicines to other wards and delivering a strong pharmacy presence in a demanding environment. The post holder will be a vital link between the multidisciplinary team at ward level and the Pharmacy service.

You must be able to prioritise your workload, use initiative, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient-focused service. This post involves working weekends.

About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job Description
Responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification
Qualifications Essential

• NVQ2 Level 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services OR Minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, 2 of which include Maths and English

Desirable

• Experience of Hospital or Community Pharmacy

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Good written communication
• Awareness of the duties of the post
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure
• Work under own initiative
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to follow instructions

Desirable

• Knowledge of stock control
• Good I.T. skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fairfield General Hospital
Rochdale Old Road
Bury
BL9 7TD
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/