Senior Pharmacy Assistant Patient Services

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant for the patient services area of the hospital pharmacy. You will dispense medicines to wards, departments and patients, receipt prescriptions on Epic, and arrange medicines for home delivery where needed.

You may cover ward top-up, deliver medicines to wards, and support stock control while maintaining tidy, safe dispensary operations. A commitment to NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services is required.

Qualifications

• Secondary school education including mathematics.
• Commitment to undertake NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (if applicable)

Responsibilities

• Dispense medicines and items to wards, departments and patients.
• Welcome customers at the hatch and process prescriptions.
• Receipt prescriptions on the Epic system after training.
• Send medicines to patients' and carers' home addresses.
• Provide unplanned cover for the ward top-up service.
• Deliver medicines to wards when required.

Skills

Good communication

Good interpersonal skills

Basic computer skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

English proficiency

Education

Secondary school education including mathematics

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Job description

A Senior Pharmacy Assistant post in the patient services part of the pharmacy at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. The role centres on dispensing medicines and other items to wards, departments and patients, receipting prescriptions on the Epic system and sending medicines to patients' homes. It also covers unplanned cover for the ward top-up service, delivering medicines to wards and serving customers at the dispensary hatch. Candidates must be committed to completing an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.

What the job involves

• Dispense medicines and other items to wards, departments and patients
• Welcome customers at the hatch and process their prescriptions
• Receipt prescriptions on the Epic system after training
• Send medicines to patients' and carers' home addresses
• Provide unplanned cover for the ward top-up service
• Deliver medicines to wards when required
• Rotate and put away stock, keeping the dispensary tidy and safe

What’s required

Qualifications

• Secondary school education including mathematics
• Commitment to undertake an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Experience

• Customer service skills
• Experience of working as part of a diverse team

Skills & knowledge

• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Basic computer skills
• Good attention to detail
• Initiative and common sense
• Good understanding of spoken and written English

Other

• Commitment to GOSH values
• Good team player
• Calm under pressure
• Flexible approach

Nice to have

• Previous dispensing experience
• Previous hospital experience
• Use of or knowledge of Epic systems
• Good understanding of pharmacy and NHS issues
• Stock control knowledge
• Counter Assistant Qualification
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services