SP215733 - Senior Pharmacy Assistant

NHS Grampian; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian is seeking a Pharmacy Senior Support Worker for a fixed-term contract at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The role entails preparing injectable medicines in the aseptic service and requires reliability and a keen interest in healthcare, supported by in-house training.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT and pharmacy is essential.
• Conscientious and reliable applicants are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare injectable medicines in a clean room environment.
• Stock control and filing of paperwork.
• Dispensing prescriptions and environmental monitoring.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reliability

Interest in healthcare services

Tools

IT experience

Pharmacy software

Job description

Pharmacy Senior Support worker - Band 3

1 year fixed term contract

Aseptic Service, Pharmacy Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

37 hours per week (Core hours Monday to Friday 08.00 17.00)

The Aseptic service support worker is required to provide accurate, high quality, time dependant medicine for patients with specific medical conditions.

Duties will include preparing injectable medicines in a clean room environment, stock control, stock rotation, filing of paperwork, dispensing of prescriptions, setting up medicine trays required for aseptic dispensing, environmental monitoring, cleaning within the aseptic area rooms, packaging and packing items for onward transport.

IT and Pharmacy experience is essential, in house training will be provided. Applicants should be conscientious, reliable and have an interest in healthcare services. The successful applicant will work under supervision within the clean room environment when preparing injectable medicines.

Weekend /Public Holiday working will be required on a rota basis.

For Further Information, Contact

Jill Wilson 01224 553221

[e-mail]

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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