Medicines Management Assistant - Intermediate Care | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL9 8NG |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6074873/236-DPG-CS153-24 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Intermediate Care Pharmacy Team in Oldham.
You will be based at Butler Green Enhanced Intermediate Care Unit, working within our team of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to support the provision of a Unit-based medicines management service to patients within the Trust. There may be a requirement to support the pharmacy service delivered to Medlock Court, Lees (OL4 3LD) and this can be discussed at interview.
Members of the pharmacy community team across the four care organisations comprising the NCA meet on a regular monthly basis and are working to deliver joint objectives across all IMC services. The post holder will be part of this team and also the wider NCA Pharmacy Team.
You will require an NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services, or equivalent community dispensing qualification.
Please note: Training will be provided for NVQ level 2 if not already obtained as this is an essential qualification for the post.
Applicants must be reliable, adaptable to change and have excellent people skills to be able to communicate with a large range of healthcare professionals, patients and their relatives.
The successful applicant will:
• Support the pharmacy team in medicines management around storage, ordering and supplying of medicines on the Unit.
• Support Unit staff in storing medicines appropriately on the Units as per CQC requirements.
• To put medicines away on the Unit in the clinics and to transfer medicines between areas.
• To dispense medication for inpatients.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitehttps://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024
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