Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Medicines Management

NHS Jobs; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a ward-based medicines support role to help transfer patients' own and dispensed one-stop medication between wards and to ensure stock is rotated to minimise wastage.

You will check medicine trollies weekly, reduce expired or unlabeled items, and assist ward staff in maintaining fridge and clinical room temperature logs. The rota includes seven-day, late duty and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of medicine supply systems.
• Ability to rotate stock and minimise wastage.
• Flexible with seven day, late duty and bank holiday rotas.

Responsibilities

• Support transfer of patients' own and dispensed one-stop medication between wards.
• Put away stock and rotate to minimise wastage.
• Identify medicines transferred and deliver to current location to minimise re-dispensing.
• Check and clear medicine trollies at least weekly; support fridge and clinical room temperature recording.

Skills

Attention to detail

Stock management

Ward-based support

Communication skills

Tools

Medicine supply systems

Job description

Key activities in addition to provision of a regular top-up service will be: Support the transfer of patients own and dispensed one-stop medication between wards To put stock items away and rotate stock to minimise wastage. To identify slow moving stock and transfer to alternative locations in the trust to minimise wastage. To identify medicines supplied for patients that have been transferred and to deliver to patient's current location to reduce requirement for re-dispensing. To check and clear medicine trollies at least once a week. To reduce number of expired medicines & liquid medicines not labelled with "opened on"/expiry date. To support the ward staff in ensuring fridge and clinical room temperatures are recorded on a daily basis. The role is primarily ward based and will require a good understanding of medicine supply systems. You will be required to participate in the seven day, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas .

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust