Pharmacy Support Worker

Bucks Skills Hub; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare trust as a Pharmacy Support Worker, where you'll prepare and dispense vital medicines in a dynamic environment. This role offers flexibility, training opportunities, and the chance to be part of a supportive community dedicated to patient care. Enjoy weekly pay and first choice of shifts while making a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Weekly pay

First choice of shifts

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Ability to minimize errors when dispensing medicines.
• Routine lifting of heavier items like waste bins and IV fluids.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense a wide range of aseptically prepared medicines.
• Participate in environmental monitoring of the aseptic unit.
• Follow legal and departmental practices including SOPs and GMP.

Skills

Concentration

Accuracy

Education

Certificate of Higher Education

Job description

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Pharmacy Support Worker

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Job Title: Pharmacy Support Worker - Aseptics

Trust: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Please note, the rate of £14.92 is inclusive of holiday pay.

Hours: Monday - Friday 8.30-4.30

Contract: Temporary, bank with NHS Professionals

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

They care for over half a million patients every year:

· provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics

· nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services

· regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services

· deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,000 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for BHT.

Would you like to be part of this Trust?

Responsibilities for this role include:

· Will accurately prepare and dispense a wide range of aseptically prepared medicines to wards, outpatients and the cancer day unit. Products include cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies and aseptic products.

· Will accurately dispense oral cytotoxic medicines and supportive treatments for cancer patients using the JAC computer system.

· Will participate in the environmental monitoring of the aseptic unit and daily, weekly, monthly, 3 monthly and 6 monthly cleans.

· Will follow all legal and departmental practices including Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), GMP (orange guide), COSHH and lifting and handling regulations and all Trust policies and procedures.

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

· Concentration when producing paperwork and dispensing medicines to minimise the risk of errors. Accuracy is essential in this area as the medicines used are cytotoxic and doses are calculated individually for each patient.

· Routine lifting of heavier items e.g. waste bins, IV fluids, and 2.5L parenteral nutrition bags.

· The ability to deal with frequent interruptions to answer the telephone, and deal with queries from medical, nursing and pharmacy staff, referring to more senior staff when appropriate.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

· Putting People in Places to Care - be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

· Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.

· First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

· Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.

· Working options to suit your lifestyle - being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

· Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP’s own academy.

· Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

· Being part of the NHSP Community means you’ll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Certificate of Higher Education (required)