Senior Pharmacy Assistant , Patient Services

Epson and Stelier University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to support patient services. The role involves managing pharmacy operations, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and providing excellent customer care. Candidates must possess NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and relevant experience in hospital pharmacy. This position requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of stock rotation & expiry dates.
• Monitoring of fridges & ambient temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Regular contact with vulnerable people.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to organise own and others workload

Good customer care skills

Good IT skills

Good written communication

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Tools

CMM Pharmacy Computer System

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please contact:

Sarah Watts, Chief Technician, Patient Services

e-mail: [e-mail]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of stock rotation & expiry dates
• Monitoring of fridges & ambient temperatures and taking appropriate action

Desirable criteria

• Experience of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of hospital pharmacy distribution /dispensing systems

Skills

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

• Experience with CMM (previously JAC) Pharmacy Computer System

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: [phone]

Text: 07501066267

Email: [e-mail].

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Patient Services (PDF, 144.4KB)
• DBS Policy (PDF, 101.1KB)
• We're here to care (DOC, 39.0KB)
• JD supplementary information (PDF, 151.9KB)