Senior Rotational Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London seeks a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join their Pharmacy Team. The role involves accurate dispensing of prescriptions, training apprentices, and conducting audits. Candidates should have NVQ L2 in pharmacy services and strong interpersonal skills. This is a full-time position requiring weekend and holiday work.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Ability to dispense prescriptions accurately.
• Good numerical skills for basic Pharmaceutical calculations.
• Experience in a customer care environment.

Responsibilities

• Accurate dispensing of prescriptions and interacting with patients.
• Supervisory role including training and mentoring of apprentices.
• Conducting pharmacy audits and stock checks.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Supervisory skills

Attention to detail and accuracy

Good computing skills

Experience of working in a busy dispensary

Education

NVQ L2 in pharmacy services or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join our friendly, forward thinking Pharmacy Team.

The Pharmacy Department has exciting development opportunities for enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding team of Pharmacy Assistants. If you wish to be part of a dynamic and innovative Pharmacy team, and start or continue a career in Pharmacy, join us as a Band 3 Dispensing Assistant. We are an innovative forward thinking department entering an exciting new phase. A series of in-house developments are underway, giving the opportunity for successful candidates to be involved in dynamic projects which offer professional progression.

You will have a friendly and approachable personality, be willing to work as part of a team and committed to providing the best possible service for patients.

You will need to be self-motivated with good communication & interpersonal skills. To qualify for this position, you will require NVQ L2 in pharmacy services or equivalent and good IT skills.

This is a full-time post and the post holder will be required to work weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.

Closing date is indicative only and this vacancy may close without notice when sufficient applications have been received

Main duties of the job

• 4 months rotation in each of the following rotations: Dispensary Services and Distribution/Stores. Work closely with section heads to assist in the safe, efficient running of each section including audits and quality improvement projects to ensure high and effective standards. This is a supervisory role where training and mentoring of Apprentice Technical Officers is required.
• Accurate dispensing of prescriptions, covering the Pharmacy hatch and interacting with patients and healthcare professionals.
• Pharmacy audits and training & supervision of apprentices.
• Carrying out daily stock checks in the hospital\'s out-of-hours drugs room using the Pharmacy robotic cabinet.
• Assisting in the sorting and checking of all returned pharmaceuticals prior to recycling or disposal.
• Ward top up and the supply of medicines to wards and clinical areas.
• Processing ward/department stock requests in accordance with GDP.
• Processing community orders to offsite clinics.
• Receipting of Pharmacy orders.
• General housekeeping such as filing, replenishing sundries, loading the Pharmacy robot.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard\'s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

• Education / Qualifications
• Good verbal and written communication skills with internal and external colleagues
• Supervisory skills
• Ability to show leadership and motivate others
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to dispense prescriptions accurately
• Good numerical skills, ability to perform basic Pharmaceutical calculations
• Ability to prioritise and plan own work
• Ability to work calmly under pressure
• Good team working skills
• Good computing skills. Familiar with MS Office and able to use to a good standard
• Good patient counselling skills
• Experience of working in a busy dispensary
• Experience in a customer care environment
• Demonstrable experience of stock management and stock control
• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
• Understanding of customer care issues
• Good planning and organising skills
• Experience of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of staff training
• Experience of Pharmacy Distribution and Stores
• Experience of ward top
• Audit knowledge

Trust Values and Other Requirements

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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