Rotational Pharmacy Assistant

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rotational Pharmacy Assistant based at West Suffolk Hospital. The role spans inpatient and outpatient dispensing, reception, distribution, goods-in and stores as part of a rotating team to meet departmental needs.

You will dispense and label medicines, perform ward stock checks, and undertake reception duties, with study support for an appropriate pharmacy assistant course to ensure knowledge and progression within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Dispense and label medicines, including controlled drugs, for wards and departments.
• Regular ward stock checks and top-ups to ensure medicines are available when needed.
• Support training and development through study toward a pharmacy assistant course.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and label medicines for inpatient and outpatient use.
• Maintain stock levels and assist in goods-in and stores.
• Answer reception queries and support pharmacy workflow.

Job description

At West Suffolk, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to delivering the best quality and safest care to our local communities and need committed and skilled people to help us achieve this.

Are you a pro-active, and passionate person who wants to provide exceptional care for our patients and a quality service to all?

If the answer is yes, we are currently recruiting for a Rotational Pharmacy Assistant to join our team and be based at West Suffolk Hospital.

The postholder will form part of the rotational team and work in different areas of the pharmacy department according to rotation plans and departmental needs. This includes Inpatient and Outpatient Dispensary, Reception, Distribution, Goods-In and Pharmacy Stores.

Rotational Pharmacy Assistants are valued members of the team. They play an essential part in maintaining effective workflow due to their versatility and knowledge of work practice.

This is a great opportunity to build a career in pharmacy and make a real difference to the lives of those who need our services.

Main duties of the job

As part of the pharmacy team, the post holder will dispense and label medicines, including controlled drugs, for supply to wards and departments located internal and external to the Trust.

Regular ward stock checks and top-ups will be undertaken throughout the hospital to ensure stock medication is available when it's needed.

Medicines and bulk fluids procured from wholesalers, including controlled drugs, will be received into the department, unpacked, and stored correctly according to manufacturer's instructions.

Inpatient and outpatient reception duties will be included in daily activities utilising effective communication, customer service and organisational skills.

If not already qualified to the required level, the post holder will commence study at the earliest opportunity from start date (approx 12 months) of an appropriate pharmacy assistant course to ensure satisfactory levels of knowledge and understanding are attained alongside work based learning. Through our commitment to training and development, support from internal and external sources will be available to achieve this qualification and provide a foundation for career progression.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.