Pharmacy porter assistant

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Camden Town is seeking a Pharmacy Porter to provide efficient services supporting clinical functions while ensuring patient well-being. Responsibilities include assisting in pharmacy stores and delivering medications securely. Candidates should be able to work under pressure while maintaining infection control standards. The Trust celebrates diversity and supports applicants with disabilities, promoting equality of opportunity.

Qualifications

• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure.
• Understanding of infection prevention and control.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional pharmacy portering service.
• Assist staff, patients, and visitors in a positive manner.
• Collect and deliver drugs, supplies, and documents responsibly.
• Work in pharmacy stores and process orders accurately.

Job description

To provide a professional, efficient and customer focused Pharmacy Portering service that supports the clinical function of the Trust and promotes the health and well-being of patients.

To ensure that staff, patients and visitors are assisted, at all times and in any appropriate matters, in a manner that reflects positively on the Trust and the service.

This post provides support to Pharmacy stores and distribution at the Royal Brompton Hospital.

To interact with other staff and patients both in person and over the telephone and the need to work quickly and accurately under pressure.

To ensure that infection prevention and control is an integral part of service delivery, to collect and deliver drugs, boxes, supplies and documentation to Pharmacy and, where required, between Pharmacy and ward and departmental areas.

To follow all local policies and procedures to ensure the secure delivery of these articles. To complete, in a timely manner, any urgent requests for collection and delivery of articles between Pharmacy and clinical, outpatient or reception areas.

To ensure that all medicines and related documents are transferred in a safe, secure and timely manner. This includes transfers between buildings.

To work in Pharmacy stores - receiving and checking orders ensuring that they are correct before entering on to the Pharmacy computer system and putting away, process dispensary requisitions and to follows, process ward and department orders and to follows, check returns from wards, and if suitable return to Pharmacy stock.

Working for our organisation

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs.

We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

Flexible working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service.

We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Important information

Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying.

Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis.

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.