Pharmacy Assistant

Ramsay Health Care; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent healthcare provider in Watford is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Assistant to support its pharmacy team. Key responsibilities include assisting the Pharmacy Manager, dispensing medications, and providing advice to patients and clinical staff. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, particularly NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services, and demonstrate excellent communication and teamwork skills. The role offers various benefits including 25 days leave and private healthcare.

Benefits

25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays

Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options

Private Pension

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Free Training and Development

Free Parking

Subsidised staff restaurant

Discounts via benefits portal

Qualifications

• Passion to deliver excellent care in a rewarding and emotionally challenging environment.
• Strong numeracy/literacy skills to an acceptable level.

Responsibilities

• Support the Pharmacy Manager and Team Leader.
• Provide advice to patients and clinical staff on pharmaceutical products.
• Ensure accurate, legal dispensing and issuing of prescriptions.

Skills

Clear and confident communication skills

Patient-focused attitude

Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Flexibility and positive attitude

Education

NVQ2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

GCSE level C or above

Job description

Pharmacy Assistant

Full Time - 37.5 Hours

Rivers Hospital, Sawbridgeworth

Ramsay Health Care’s Rivers Hospital in Sawbridgeworth, has a vacancy for a Pharmacy Assistant to join their team of staff in the Pharmacy department. This is a full time 37.5 hour role to support the Pharmacy team in the provision of pharmacy services for the hospital.

As a key member of the department, you will support the Pharmacy Manager and Team Leader in the provision of pharmacy services, including ordering, stock control and preparation of drugs and medicines. This will include providing advice to patients and clinical staff on pharmaceutical products (within the limits of your role), and ensuring accurate, legal dispensing and issuing of prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients.

Qualifications

• Clear and confident communication skills, patient-focused, with a warm, considerate and empathetic character.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as independently; the ability to make decisions and use your initiative.
• Passion to deliver excellent care in a rewarding and emotionally challenging environment.
• Flexible and positive attitude.
• NVQ2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Sound educational background with GCSE level C or above (or equivalent) or proven numeracy/literacy skills to an acceptable level.

In return we offer

• 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
• Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
• Flexible shift patterns available where possible
• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies (launched 2023)
• Private Healthcare for you and dependents includes online GP
• Life Assurance (Death in Service)
• Free Training and Development via the Academy
• Free Parking on site for workers (where possible)
• Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)
• Over 8,000 discounts and special offers via benefits portal
• Book discounted cinema tickets on the dedicated cinema portal
• The Blue Light Card Scheme

About us

We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.

We’re part of a global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

We care. It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it\'s a belief that\'s as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.