Senior Rotational Pharmacy Assistant

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust operates Royal Brompton Hospital, seeking an enthusiastic, customer-focused individual to rotate through Dispensary, Homecare, Purchasing and Distribution.

The role provides a foundation across vital pharmacy sectors and involves dispensing for in-patients and outpatients, interacting with staff and patients, and handling routine enquiries. The successful candidate will support stock rotation, handle homecare invoicing, file records, and assist in

Qualifications

• To interact with other staff and patients both in person and over the telephone.
• To undertake accurate dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and outpatients.
• To respond to telephone and face to face enquiries of a routine nature from patients, their representatives, members of the public, homecare providers and a wide range of staff groups and referring queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team when necessary.
• To participate in ward and department topping up and ensuring appropriate stock rotation.
• Processing homecare invoices using the Epic homecare module.
• Filing and saving documents to patient records.
• Collecting data and producing invoices for private patient medication.
• Assist in the coordination of the day to day administration in the Pharmacy Homecare Hub and Income Team.
• Receiving and checking deliveries.
• Ordering stock from suppliers and process invoices from suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through Dispensary, Homecare, Purchasing and Distribution, providing support to Pharmacy at Royal Brompton Hospital.
• To undertake accurate dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and outpatients.
• To interact with other staff and patients both in person and over the telephone and the need to work quickly and accurately under pressure.
• To respond to telephone and face to face enquiries of a routine nature from patients, their representatives, members of the public, homecare providers and a wide range of staff groups and referring queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team when necessary.
• To participate in ward and department topping up and ensuring appropriate stock rotation.
• Processing homecare invoices using the Epic homecare module.
• Filing and saving documents to patient records.
• Collecting data and producing invoices for private patient medication.
• Assist in the coordination of the day to day administration in the Pharmacy Homecare Hub and Income Team.
• Receiving and checking deliveries.
• Ordering stock from suppliers and process invoices from suppliers.

Job description

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual who will provide a professional, efficient and customer focused service whilst rotating between Dispensary, Homecare, Purchasing and Distribution at Royal Brompton Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who would like to progress within pharmacy, as this role provides a good foundation in various vital sectors within pharmacy., Main tasks will include:

• Rotating through Dispensary, Homecare, Purchasing and Distribution, providing support to Pharmacy at Royal Brompton Hospital.
• To undertake accurate dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and outpatients.
• To interact with other staff and patients both in person and over the telephone and the need to work quickly and accurately under pressure.
• To respond to telephone and face to face enquiries of a routine nature from patients, their representatives, members of the public, homecare providers and a wide range of staff groups and referring queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team when necessary
• To participate in ward and department topping up and ensuring appropriate stock rotation.
• Processing homecare invoices using the Epic homecare module.
• Filing and saving documents to patient records.
• Collecting data and producing invoices for private patient medication.
• Assist in the coordination of the day to day administration in the Pharmacy Homecare Hub and Income Team
• Receiving and checking deliveries.
• Ordering stock from suppliers and process invoices from suppliers., We work closely with our counterparts at Harefield, Evelina, Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospital Pharmacies, to ensure our patients get the best possible treatment for their lung and heart conditions.
  The successful candidates will have good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work to a high standard within the team or on their own initiative.
  Royal Brompton Pharmacy department is a friendly welcoming team, who support their staff.