Pharmacy Support Worker

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is seeking a Pharmacy Support Worker to assist pharmacists and technicians with dispensing for inpatients and outpatients, ensuring safe, timely medicines supply. You will engage in stock control, ordering, and general dispensary duties in a supportive NHS environment.

The role offers opportunities for training and development within CPFT’s extensive pharmacy services, working to high professional standards and contributing to patient

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent education is required.
• Previous pharmacy-related employment within community or hospital is preferred.
• Good communication and planning skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• To participate in the day to day work of the mental health unit dispensary, providing quality, accurate dispensing.
• To participate in the supply of medicines in the form of in and out-patient dispensing, including accurate prescription receipt, labelling and assembly, and ensuring prompt completion and distribution, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Contributing to the smooth running of the clozapine service.
• Ordering of stock medication for wards and distribution of medicines to the wards.
• Maintaining working stock levels of pharmaceuticals and other items, including bottles and consumables in the dispensary.
• Participating in the stock control process including stock checking, receipt and storage of medicines and other items.
• Processing the disposal of stock returned from wards and departments.
• Performing general housekeeping duties to maintain the dispensary environment to the standards required.
• Communicating with service users, carers and members of staff at the pharmacy hatch and telephone about the availability of medicines and other issues.

Skills

Good communication

Plan own work

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Job description

Are you passionate about healthcare and ready to make a difference behind the scenes? We're looking for a dedicated Pharmacy Support Worker to help ensure the safe, efficient, and timely supply of medicines to patients.

You'll be part of a supportive team committed to improving patient care. We offer training, development opportunities, and a chance to grow your career in pharmacy services.

Join our dynamic team and play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and patient-focused medicines management across our healthcare services.

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Support Worker carries out duties in support of pharmacists and pharmacytechnicians and also carries out general and administrative duties within the dispensary.

Dispensing of medicines for inpatients and outpatients including use of the pharmacy labellingand stock control computer system.

All duties will be in accordance with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• 1. To participate in the day to work of the mental health unit dispensary, providing quality, accurate dispensing.
• 2. To participate in the supply of medicines in the form of in and out-patient dispensing, including accurate prescription receipt, labelling and assembly, and ensuring prompt completion and distribution, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• 3. Contributing to the smooth running of the clozapine service.
• 4. Ordering of stock medication for wards and distribution of medicines to the wards.
• 5. Maintaining working stock levels of pharmaceuticals and other items, including bottles and consumables in the dispensary.
• 6. Participating in the stock control process including stock checking, receipt and storage of medicines and other items.
• 7. Processing the disposal of stock returned from wards and departments.
• 8. Performing general housekeeping duties to maintain the dispensary environment to the standards required.
• 9. Communicating with service users, carers and members of staff at the pharmacy hatch and telephone about the availability of medicines and other issues.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent

Experience

• Previous pharmacy related employment within community or hospital

Skills & Abilities

• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to plan own work and tasks within time available.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.