Pharmacy Assistant

Job overview

The PharmaC team at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has an exciting opportunity for passionate and dedicated individuals who are looking for a new challenge, the next step in their Pharmacy career, or just something different.

You will be joining a diverse and professional team, who take pride in providing a high quality and efficient medicines supply service to the Trust, to ensure that patients receive the best care. You will be involved in many different aspects of supplying medicines.

You will need great communication, accuracy and organisational skills. You will need to follow strict procedures and instructions carefully; dealing with queries and issues promptly and escalating when necessary. You will also need accurate record keeping and IT skills.

Pharmacy experience is desirable, but full training is provided. We can offer plenty of opportunities for development and progression to those who have demonstrated excellence in the service of our patients. Experience in customer services, stock and inventory management or medicines procurement is desirable, but the ability to learn quickly and work accurately important.

You must have a good level of education, having a minimum of a GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths, English and Science at Grade C or above.

These posts will be based at our Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool site, but you may be required travel to work at the Aintree or Royal Liverpool Hospital LUFTH site, or Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Wirral sites as required.

Main duties of the job

Pharmacy Assistant 40 hours per week at PharmaC in the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool

Main Duties:

• Perform all aspects of medicinal stock management duties, including ordering, receiving, distribution, dispensing, selling, stock taking, date checking and destruction.
• Follow all departmental and Trust wide procedures.
• Understand limits of responsibility, and appropriately escalating any issues or queries when needed.
• Maintaining accurate and safe storage of medicines in line with regulations.
• Communicating with colleagues, other healthcare professionals, customers, patients and relatives in a clear and professional manner, ensuring accuracy of information at all times.
• Work towards, achieve and maintain Buttercups Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant qualification.

Working for our organisation

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across the region. Our specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool is supported by our sites in Wirral, at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and the Aintree Hospital site.

CPL (as subsidiary of CCC) deliver excellent care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values.

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust takes an active responsibility for ensuring systems, policies and processes are in place to safeguard Children, young people and Adults.

Due to the nature of the role, successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS check before employment can commence. Employment is conditional on satisfactory DBS clearance. The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to job description and person specification for details.

Salary information: initial starting point £24,510 per annum pro rata moving to £26,792 per annum upon one years' service and successful appraisal.

PLEASE NOTE: there is a two part assessment and interview process for this role.Initial interview invitation will be for a standardised numeracy and literacy test. If successful at this stage you will be invited to a second formal interview session within approximately 7 to 10 days.

Person specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSE or equivalent – grade C or above including Maths, English AND Science.

• Holds Pharmacy Assistant qualification (Level 2 Equivalent) accredited by the GPhC
• Holds Medicines Counter Assistant qualification

Knowledge

• Demonstrated use of IT equipment and software in a workplace or college

• Awareness of Pharmacy regulations and procedures in the UK

Experience

• Experience working to procedures
• Experience of customer service

• Experience of stock management
• Experience in pharmacy services