Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is seeking a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant to support pharmacists and technicians at ward level. The role includes patient counselling, assembling medicines, stocking wards, and assisting with inpatient dispensing.

12-month fixed-term contract with training provided; experience in hospital pharmacy preferred; NVQ Level 2 required. Working hours include late shifts, weekends, and one bank holiday per year.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a pharmaceutical related or hospital environment is essential.
• NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services is required.
• Willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Counsel patients about medicines and usage.
• Assemble medicines at ward level.
• Top up wards with stock and assist in dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients.
• Sort returned drugs and waste according to procedure.
• Provide information to patients about prescription payment, exemption and further supplies.
• Supervise less experienced staff as required.
• Participate in in-house continuing education programme for the medicines management team.

Education

NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services

Job description

We are recruiting for a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This is a 12 month fixed term post.

We are looking for a dedicated Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant (MMPA) to support the Medicine Management Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists at ward level to provide Medicines Management services.

The role includes duties such as patient counselling, assembling medicines at ward level, topping up wards with stock.

You will also participate in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and in associated pharmaceutical duties.

Full training will be provided in the department. You must have a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Experience of working in a pharmaceutical related or hospital environment is essential. The applicant must possess an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services.

Working hours include a weekly late shift till 6:30pm, working 1 in 8 weekends as per the rota and 1 bank holiday per year.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

To sort returned drugs/waste at ward level, separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure.

To participate in the 'topping-up' service supplying stocks of medicinal products to wards and departments and participate in the ‘non-stock’ top up service to one stop wards.

To provide information to patients/carers, according to procedures; to provide information about prescription payment, exemption and further supplies as well.

To supervise as required, less experienced pharmacy support workers, pre-registration pharmacy technicians.

To participate in the in-house continuing education programme for medicine management team.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We Run The Following Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Najat Carruthers Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician Medicines Management Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01438284032 Najat Carruthers 01438 284032