Clinical Pharmacy Assistant - Cancer Services
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Job overview
Are you a pharmacy assistant looking to gain experience in clinical pharmacy services? If so, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Trust (UHBW) has an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team, working in the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC).
As a clinical pharmacy assistant, you will work closely with the specialist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to deliver valuable pharmacy services to the BHOC inpatient wards and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) day unit. This is a new, patient facing role, helping us to bring pharmacy supply services closer to our patients.
If you are interested in this post, you will need previous experience working in pharmacy and a level 2 qualification in pharmacy services. We will support you to complete the Pharmacy Workforce Development South course for managing patient medication requirements if you do not have this accreditation already.
We are committed to comprehensive patient care, so this role involves participation in the departmental late, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Watch our video to learn more about the pharmacy team at UHBW: Pharmacy at UHBW.
Main duties of the job- Supporting the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to the BHOC inpatient wards and SACT day unit.
- Assisting with medicines management tasks including medication ordering, assessment of patients own drugs, discharge planning, and production of medication reminder charts.
- Undertaking a wide range of dispensing related duties to ensure accurate supply of medicines in a timely manner.
- Managing stock in designated clinical areas, including top ups and stock list reviews.
- Providing operational support to the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) dispensary team on a sessional basis.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Experience working in hospital, retail or primary care pharmacy
- Experience of stock control and goods receipt
- Computing experience including email, windows and any other employer based system
- Demonstrates accurate dispensing
- Experience in customer services
- Supervision of others work or assistance with the training of others
Skills
Essential criteria- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good team player & interpersonal skills
- Good time management
- Flexible and adaptive approach
- Demonstrate previous working to written procedures / follow directions accurately
- Reliable and self-motivated
- Caring and helpful attitude
- Computer literate
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Committed to providing a high quality pharmacy service
- Attention to detail & tidy worker
Qualifications
Essential criteria- 5 GCSE level C or equivalent including Maths and English
- NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services, Buttercups Dispensing Assistant course, Level 2 apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Pharmacy Workforce Development South Medicines Optimisation Training Programme accreditation for managing patient medication requirements or willing to work towards this when in post
- PWDS managing patient medication requirements accreditation
Aptitudes
Essential criteria- Respectful
- Supportive
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
- The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
- UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
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