Pharmacy Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Banbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Pharmacy Assistant in a leading cancer pharmacy team. This role is perfect for enthusiastic individuals with a hospital or community pharmacy background looking to transition into a vibrant hospital environment. You will engage in high-quality pharmacy services, supporting both out-patients and day treatment patients. The position offers a chance to develop your skills while working collaboratively within a dedicated team, ensuring that patients receive the best care possible. If you possess excellent communication and organizational skills, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients battling cancer.

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ level in pharmacy services or equivalent training.
• Experience as a qualified Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Work in reception taking in prescriptions and dispensing medications.
• Provide support and order medications for oncology and haematology patients.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Customer Service

Education

NVQ Level in Pharmacy Services

GPhC Accredited Training

Tools

Computer Systems for Dispensing

Stock Control Systems

Job description

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Job Opportunity: Pharmacy Assistant in Cancer Pharmacy

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and proactive pharmacy assistant with excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills to join the cancer pharmacy team at the Horton.

This role is suitable for someone with either a hospital pharmacy background or community pharmacy experience wishing to transition into the hospital environment. Appropriate training will be provided. Candidates must have successfully achieved the relevant units of pharmacy services skills NVQ level (QCF) or an equivalent GPhC accredited training programme. Applications for part-time/flexible working are considered.

Did you know?

There is an estimated million people living with cancer in the UK, with numbers rising over the years. On average, someone is diagnosed with cancer every seconds in the UK. The average survival time has increased to over years from diagnosis, up from just one year in the past.

Main duties of the job

• Work in reception area taking in prescriptions
• Deliver high-quality pharmacy services for out-patients and day treatment patients
• Label and dispense prescriptions
• Provide support and order medications for patients on oncology and haematology wards following suitable training
• Support the Cancer Pharmacy Team
• Be involved in customer service
• Patient counselling
• Work as part of a team
• Opportunity to work in both ward and dispensary areas

About you

• Respond to enquiries from staff, patients, and carers, ensuring accurate information is provided and escalating issues when necessary
• Build good working relationships within the Cancer Services team
• Ideally, have experience as a qualified Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant, be familiar with computer systems for dispensing and stock control, and possess good communication and organisational skills

Working for our organization

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts, providing a wide range of clinical services and involved in medical education, training, and research. The Trust includes four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and Horton General Hospital.

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

From April, COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for all patient-facing staff. This role may be affected by this policy. Applicants should consider this requirement before applying. Staff who have not received both vaccinations by April will not be able to continue in their roles.