Pharmacy Assistant | Barts Health NHS Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and ambitious Pharmacy Assistant to join our dynamic Team. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. This post is based at Newham University Hospital.
At Barts Health we take pride in developing our staff to progress. Within the Pharmacy department we offer several opportunities to do this. You will participate in training initiatives to meet both individual and departmental goals. As a Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant who holds a NVQ Level 2 qualification in Pharmacy services, you will have the opportunity to be enrolled on HEE Medicine Optimisation Course to undertake Transcription of Medicines and POD checking at Ward level.
If you are interested in working at one of the largest Trusts in UK, dedicated to providing outstanding patient care and would like any further details, please contact: Sukhi Rayat, Site Lead Pharmacy Technician or via e-mail:sukhi.rayat1@nhs.net
- Undertake the dispensing of medicines for individual patients against prescriptions. This will involve generating labels for medicines and selecting the correct medication.
- Be involved in accurate stock control on the wards and in the department.
- Be responsible for replenishing sundry items e.g. bottles, bags, labels and other items as required.
- Managing workload to ensure KPIs are being met and escalating any deviations to the senior pharmacy technician and/or dispensary manager.
- Participate in returning, recycling and disposing of patients’ medication that is no longer required.
- Complete Datix reports
- Undertake the bulk supply of medicines to wards and departments (top-up).
- Stock checking and supporting stock control
- Maintain ward stock and complete regular expiry date checks
- Filling the stock order
- Receive medicines from wholesalers and check deliveries against orders
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.
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/s below.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Mar 2025