Senior Pharmacy Assistant

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity with NHS as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant in the Chemotherapy Services Unit at Barts Health. You'll engage in aseptic processing, stock management, and staff training within a dedicated team. This role is perfect for those looking to develop professionally in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in previous Pharmacy posts.
• Demonstration of training others.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy and stock distribution.

Responsibilities

• Undertake aseptic preparation and stock management.
• Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Participate in training initiatives to support departmental goals.

Skills

Good aseptic technique

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to problem solve

Good numeracy skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Chemotherapy Services Unit - Band 3

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious candidate who is looking to build a career in aseptic manufacturing, to join our busy chemotherapy manufacturing team at Barts Health NHS Trust. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will undertake a wide variety of roles within the unit including, but not limited to aseptic preparation, stock management, training and in-process checking. The post holder will be based at St Bartholomew's Hospital supporting our well established, dedicated chemotherapy manufacturing unit.

At Barts Health we take pride in developing our staff to progress. Within the Pharmacy department we offer several opportunities to do this. You will participate in training initiatives to meet both individual and departmental goals. Once fully trained and we will look to enrol you on the Science Manufacturing Technician Level 3 course. On completion, you would be eligible to apply for one of our Band 4 SMT roles when available.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should hold an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent). Previous experience of working in aseptic production is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided. Accuracy and efficiency are essential. Attention to detail, adaptability and being a team player are a must.

If you are interested in working at one of the largest Trusts in UK, dedicated to providing outstanding patient care and would like any further details, please contact Raaza Hussein ([e-mail]) (0203 46 55256)

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

Person Specification

Experience

• Proven experience of good performance in previous Pharmacy posts
• Knowledge and experience of following SOPs.
• Demonstration of training other members of staff.
• Demonstration of managing own work in methodical manner.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy, stock distribution, top-up or dispensary services
• Experience of working in a team

Knowledge

• Demonstrative understanding of GMP
• Understand issues involved in stock control and medicines distribution.
• Interested in and have knowledge of the use of drugs.
• Understand the importance of quality issues.
• Understand patient care issues. o Understanding of relevant legislat Understanding of relevant legislation -Health and Safety -Data protection -Equality and Diversity

Skills

• Good aseptic technique and clean room behavior.
• Good ability to use own initiative
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• IT literate and able to use Microsoft office
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent and professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Organisation and prioritisation of workload
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Methodical attention to detail
• Good numeracy skills. Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete documentation accurately with exact attention to detail
• Demonstrates the ability to follow all procedures and policies accurately.
• Undertakes the preparation of medicines involving repetitive manual dexterity and concentration
• Can sit or stand in a restricted position for periods of time.
• Can handle hazardous materials safely according to local procedures
• Can follow local manual handling procedures
• Demonstrates the ability to work under pressure and within agreed deadlines.
• Ability to deal with non -routine activities.
• Ability to supervise staff members in a production environment
• Demonstrative ability to coach staff.

Qualifications

• BTEC NVQ Level2 for support staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.