Pharmacy Support Worker- Medicines Optimisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Range of NHS discounts

35 days holiday (pro rata)

Generous pension scheme

Car parking (fee applies)

Leisure centre

Day nursery

Holiday play scheme

Job summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust in Salisbury is seeking a friendly and proactive ward-based pharmacy assistant to join our clinical pharmacy team. The role involves supporting medicines supply across inpatient wards and the pre-operative clinic, using the electronic prescribing system on a daily basis.

We offer training for the right candidate, a Monday to Friday pattern 8.30am–5pm with no late nights, plus weekend rotation every 8 weeks, and NHS benefits including generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Friendly, professional and patient-focused.
• Willing to work Monday–Friday 8.30am–5pm; training provided for right candidate.
• Experience in pharmacy not essential; full training provided

Responsibilities

• Support medicines supply on inpatient wards and pre-operative clinic.
• Assist with efficient discharges and managing medication returns for re-use.
• Work as part of MDT with pharmacists, technicians and support workers.
• Occasional manual handling and lifting; move between ward and dispensary

Skills

Friendly

Professional

Organised

Proactive

Patient-focused

Education

GCSE Maths

GCSE English

Tools

Electronic prescribing system

Job description

Come and join our friendly and motivated clinical pharmacy team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The team are patient-facing, valued members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing medicines services across inpatient wards and the pre-operative clinic. This role focuses on facilitating efficient discharges, supply of medications and effectively managing medication returns for re-use. The team work closely and consists of pharmacists, technicians and support workers. We work Monday to Friday 8.30am until 5pm, with no late night rota. We work 1 in 8 weekends with 1 Bank Holiday commitment per year. The weekend hours are: Saturday- 9.00am until 1pm and Sunday- 9.30am until 1pm, with a day off the following week. Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

The successful candidate should be friendly, professional, organised, proactive and patient focused. The role is almost entirely ward based, using a laptop throughout the day to access the electronic prescribing system. The role also involves manual handling; occasional lifting boxes and the need to move from ward to dispensary frequently throughout the day. Previous experience of working in a pharmacy would be beneficial but not essential as all training can be provided for the right candidate.

• Minimum C or 4 GCSE in Maths and English

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding.

• range of NHS discounts
• minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata)
• generous pension scheme
• car parking (fee applies)
• leisure centre
• day nursery
• holiday play scheme