Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer for Dispensary

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Pharmacy Patient Services Team as a Senior Assistant Technical Officer for the Dispensary.

Proven organisational and team leading skills are essential.

Experience of working and supervising in a pharmacy environment is necessary along with an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmaceutical Services (or equivalent).

Benefits of working at UHNM as part of the Pharmacy Patient Services team:

• Good career progression pathways and training opportunities
• NHS discount with Blue Light card in selected retail chains
• Employee benefit government schemes such as cycle to work
• Minimum 27 days annual leave pro rata plus bank holidays
• In-house training courses and annual personal development reviews
• Access to free health support including physiotherapy, counselling and eye test
• Uniform will be provided
• Access to competitive NHS pension scheme

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work predominantly within the Pharmacy dispensary and will lead on one of our four key areas within Patient Services which are:

• Pharmacy Hubs
• Dispensary
• CD Room and Clinics
• Overseeing the support function in the Pharmacy Dispensary

Working as part of the pharmacy team, distribution involves the supply of medicines as stock to wards and departments, issuing of patient specific medications, working within a multi-disciplinary team, including: stock management, issuing of pharmaceutical products.

You will work during the week, weekends and Bank Holidays. The weekend working is on a rota basis working 1 in 4 weekends and the Bank Holiday working is on a rota.

Working for our organisation

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

• 4 GCSEs or equivalent
• must include Maths and English at grade C or above
• and NVQ2 in Pharmaceutical ServicesOR 4 GCSEs or equivalent
• must include Maths and English at grade C or above plus an NVQ Level 2 in Customer Services and willing to work towards NVQ 2 in Pharmaceutical Services
• At least 1 years’ experience in a similar role

Experience

• Pride in establishing and maintaining high standards of work and attention to detail
• Ability to work accurately and under pressure
• Ability to work unsupervised and alone within departmental guidelines/SOPs

• Experience of using computer systems and applications
• Previous experience of dealing with customers and difficult queries
• Work experience in any of the following: Hospital environment Retail/stock control Cash handling/card transactions Reception/telephone work

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Ability to lead and supervise other members of the team, prioritising and allocating work, ensuring rotas are complied with
• Good organisational skills for example when liaising with Senior Tech to compile rotas
• Ability to deal confidently and directly with all members of healthcare teams and members of the public
• Ability to investigate queries, taking appropriate action, liaising with technicians and pharmacists as necessary
• Articulate with good verbal and written communication skills

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

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If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.