Rotational Senior Pharmacy Assistant

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 3 Rotational Senior Pharmacy Assistant. The role involves working as part of the inpatient pharmacy team, with dispensing duties and collaboration with healthcare professionals.

You will develop skills in dispensing specialised medicines, MDS provision, and rotational duties across pharmacy stores and dispensary teams, contributing to safe, efficient patient care.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 qualification or willingness to complete training.
• Hard working and highly motivated
• Welcoming and innovative team

Responsibilities

• Assist with dispensing medicines and liaising with healthcare professionals.
• Support provision of Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS).
• Undertake duties on a rotational basis across Pharmacy Stores and Dispensary teams.
• Perform tasks to support a range of Pharmacy services.

Skills

Willingness to train

Education

NVQ Level 2

Job description

Band 3 Rotational Senior Pharmacy Assistant

The Inpatient Pharmacy at the Royal Berkshire Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Pharmacy Assistant/Dispenser to join our pharmacy team.

Candidates must possess or be working towards NVQ Level 2 qualification, or show willingness to complete training.

We are looking for hard working and highly motivated individuals to join our welcoming and innovative team.

Here in Pharmacy we strive to deliver an efficient, safe and resourceful service to our patients.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their skills in many aspects of the Pharmacy service, from dispensing specialised medicines, liaising with a range of different healthcare professionals and assisting in the supply of Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS).

Undertake duties on a rotational basis across Pharmacy Stores and the multidisciplinary Dispensary teams.

Performing a range of tasks to assist and support the provision of a variety of Pharmacy services.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country.

The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading’s biggest employer.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our \"CARE\" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kirsty Waters Job title: Lead Technician – Dispensary Services Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0118 322 8968

Kirsty Waters (Lead Technician – Dispensary Services) 0118 322 8968 / [e-mail]