Senior Pharmacy Assistant (SATO), Band 3

jobs24.co.uk; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a friendly and progressive pharmacy team at a leading cancer services center! This role offers the chance to work with a wide range of patients and healthcare professionals in a busy environment. You will be responsible for dispensing prescriptions, managing medication supply, and providing support to nursing staff. With full training provided, this is an excellent opportunity for those looking to develop their pharmacy skills. Enjoy flexible working opportunities and be part of a large, inclusive team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care. Don't miss this chance to make a difference in a rewarding role!

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Exclusive benefits

Valuable experience in innovative hospitals

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy is helpful but not essential; full training will be provided.
• Candidates should ideally hold NVQ 2 in pharmacy services or be willing to work towards it.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing prescriptions and processing homecare delivery.
• Liaising with ward staff regarding drug supply issues.
• Maintaining stock levels and answering queries from staff and patients.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services

Equivalent qualification

Job description

Our friendly and progressive department is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the cancer services pharmacy team with the potential to rotate through the acute hospital pharmacy, depending on candidate experience and training. This is an excellent opportunity to work in the heart of a well-established clinical pharmacy team with a wide range of patients and healthcare professionals in a busy and expanding cancer centre. The successful candidate will perform a wide range of duties at clinic and dispensary level. Key duties include dispensing of prescriptions and processing prescriptions for homecare delivery.

• Interpreting and dispensing of prescriptions (inpatients, outpatients and discharge) according to set rota.
• Liaising with ward staff when there are drug supply problems.
• Assisting with relevant queries from nursing staff in clinic.
• Handing out of medication to outpatients - where appropriate according to SOP.
• Processing prescriptions for Homecare delivery.
• Maintaining adequate stock levels of medications.
• Answering the telephone and directing queries from staff and patients to the appropriate team member.

Past experience in pharmacy is helpful but not essential to the role as full training will be provided, based on your existing qualifications and future role requirements. Candidates would ideally already hold the NVQ 2 in pharmacy services or equivalent or be willing to work towards this.

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. Both hospitals are located in the city centres with access to shops and cafes.

The pharmacy department has approximately 240 staff. The 2 sites provide dispensary services to inpatients & outpatients, medicines information, procurement services and full clinical service to wards; the onsite aseptic and manufacturing services are centralised at CGH. Pharmacy is at the forefront of many exciting projects including an award-winning service provided by pharmacist prescribers in orthopaedic pre-admission clinic. Within the department are specialist clinical teams; the Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy facilitates delivery of Specialist services for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities. The cancer services team provides a pharmacy service at both sites for oncology & haematology and satellite pharmacy. We are a friendly, inclusive department who wish to nurture and develop our staff at all grades.