Trainee Pharmacy Assistant

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS trust is seeking a Trainee Pharmacy Assistant to join its dynamic team. This role offers full training towards obtaining a Pearson BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Support. Key responsibilities include working in Dispensary and Clinical Trials, with opportunities for career advancement to Senior Pharmacy Assistant. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and a desire to build a career in hospital pharmacy. Apply today to embark on your professional journey in healthcare!

Qualifications

• Able to plan own work.
• Able to work alone or as part of a team with different grades of staff.
• Experience of working in a team.
• Experience of working in a customer care environment.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Join the team as a Trainee Pharmacy Assistant at the hospital.
• Receive full training towards a Pearson BTEC Level 2 Certificate.
• Work in various areas including Dispensary and Clinical Trials.

Skills

Attention to detail and accuracy

Excellent communication skills

Numeracy skills

Time management skills

Able to work calmly under pressure

Able to use Excel and Word proficiently

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Trainee Pharmacy Assistant to join our busy team at Barts Health NHS Trust (St. Bartholomew's Hospital). The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Full training will be provided, working towards gaining a Pearson BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support staff (Apprenticeship) by the end of the 15-month programme. The Level 2 qualifications are run by allocated provider - Capital City College (WKC).

This post is not eligible for Sponsorship

Main duties of the job

You must be a team player, demonstrate reliability and be able to communicate well. You must also have a keen interest in developing a career in hospital pharmacy.

You must be a team player, demonstrate reliability and be able to communicate well. You must also have a keen interest in developing a career in hospital pharmacy.

Duties/Areas of this post include:

Dispensary

Stores and Distribution

Clinical Trials

Chemotherapy Services Unit

Once qualified there will opportunities to work towards becoming a Senior Pharmacy Assistant or go on to become a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (ensuring that the relevant criteria is met).

There may also be potential for some successful candidates to be based at our other sites, such as Royal London Hospital, Newham Hospital or Whipps Cross University Hospital.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Knowledge

• Understand customer care issues.
• Understand issues involved in stock control
• Interested in and have knowledge of the use of drugs
• Understand the importance of quality issues
• Dispensing and interpreting prescriptions

Skills

• Able to plan own work
• Able to work alone or as part of a team with different grades of staff.
• Able to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines.
• and meet deadlines. Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to follow policies and procedures.
• Numeracy skills - Able to perform simple calculations
• Time management skills Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Able to use Excel and Word proficiently

Experience

• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of working in customer care environment
• Understanding of relevant legislation
• Experience of working in a hospital environment

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.