Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Medicines Managementband 3

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals Nhs Trust; Epsom, Saint Helier; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 24.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Medicines Management Assistant to support ward-based clinical pharmacy services. The role focuses on transferring medicines between wards, stock rotation to minimise wastage, and ensuring medicines are correctly managed and labelled.

Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services, knowledge of stock rotation and hospital dispensing, and strong IT and communication skills.

Qualifikationen

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (Essential).
• Knowledge of stock rotation and expiry dates.
• Experience with hospital pharmacy distribution/dispensing.
• Knowledge of different medicine formulations.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload.
• Good written communication and IT skills.

Aufgaben

• Transfer patient’s own and dispensed one-stop meds between wards.
• Put stock items away and rotate stock to minimise wastage.
• Identify slow moving stock and transfer to alternative locations.
• Deliver medicines to patients’ current location to reduce re-dispensing.
• Check and clear medicine trollies at least once a week.
• Reduce number of expired medicines and un-labelled liquids.
• Support ward staff with daily fridge and clinical room temperature checks.

Kenntnisse

Stock rotation

Waste minimisation

Organisation

Customer care

IT skills

Written communication

Ausbildung

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Tools

Pharmacy system (CMM/JAC)

Jobbeschreibung

Job overview

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Medicines Management Assistant (MMA) team . Our MMA team is required to support the ward based clinical pharmacy services at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (ESTH).

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

As you know, here at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, we are always looking to grow our teams with talented people, just like you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key activities in addition to provision of a regular top-up service will be:

• Support the transfer of patient’s 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 .

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of stock rotation & expiry dates
• Knowledge of different medicine formulations
• Significant experience of pharmacy distribution/dispensing systems
• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to organise own and others workload
• Good customer care skills
• Computer literate, IT skills
• Good written communication

Desirable criteria

• Experience with CMM (previously JAC) Pharmacy Computer System

Your recruitment team

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Use of Artificial Intelligence

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References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

NameTrisha GohillJob titlePrincipal Clinical Pharmacy TechnicianEmail addressTelephone number020 8296 4028