Pharmacy Assistant - Outpatients

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Huddersfield is seeking a Pharmacy professional to assist in providing high-quality patient-focused dispensary services. Responsibilities include accurately dispensing prescriptions, providing customer service, and contributing to a timely outpatient service. This role supports the safe issue of medications to patients, ensuring high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Accurately dispense clinically checked prescriptions.
• Provide quality customer service to outpatient pharmacy customers.
• Contribute to the development of a high-quality outpatient service.
• Ensure the safe and accurate issue of dispensed prescriptions.

Job description

To assist in the provision of a high-quality patient focused dispensary service to outpatients at the Trust.

Key responsibilities include:

• To accurately dispense clinically checked prescriptions referring any areas of doubt to the Responsible Pharmacist
• To provide quality customer service to all outpatient pharmacy customers including multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
• To contribute to the development and maintenance of a high quality and timely outpatient service for patients
• To contribute to the safe and accurate issue of completed dispensed prescriptions to patients

CHS is committed to delivering high-quality services in complex environments, with a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our services include:

• Fully managed estate and building maintenance
• Clinical Engineering and Decontamination
• Procurement advice, guidance and governance
• Capital project management
• Transport
• Grounds maintenance
• Portering
• Catering
• Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)

Lois Cantrell, CHS Pharmacy Manager (HRI) at [e-mail] or 07860 605668, Kameo O’Hara, CHS Pharmacy Manager (CRH) at 07497 102160 or kameo.o'[e-mail], or Nigel Watson, Superintendent Pharmacist at 01484 355231 / 07823 702318 or [e-mail]