Senior Rotational Pharmacy Assistant: Inpatient & Stores

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a Senior Rotational Pharmacy Assistant (Band 3) in the Clinical Support Division. The role involves rotation across stores and distribution, with training to perform logs and validations for weekend work.

The post requires an NVQ2 in pharmacy services and offers the chance to work under pharmacists and team leaders, contributing to safe and efficient dispensing and stock control within the hospital pharmacy.

Qualifications

• NVQ2 in pharmacy services must be completed within specified timescale.
• Duties include technical tasks per NVQ as well as housekeeping and non-technical activities.
• Rotational role across stores and distribution with dispensary training for weekend work

Responsibilities

• Manage stock control and act as super user for the Rowa system.
• Train rotational assistants and other staffing grades.
• Participate in rotational duties including dispensing medication in the Inpatient dispensary.
• Ensure the stores run efficiently according to workload

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Training rotational staff

Education

NVQ2 in pharmacy services

Tools

Rowa system

Job description

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a Senior Rotational Pharmacy Assistant (Band 3) in the Clinical Support Division. The role involves rotation across stores and distribution, with training to perform logs and validations for weekend work.

The post requires an NVQ2 in pharmacy services and offers the chance to work under pharmacists and team leaders, contributing to safe and efficient dispensing and stock control within the hospital pharmacy.