Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Prescot, L35 5DR |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6307478/409-6111786-A |
Summary
We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, proactive in their own role, can communicate well and work accurately and efficiently to a high standard.
You will be based within the main dispensary at Whiston Hospital with rotation to our out-patient centred pharmacy department at St Helens Hospital, where you will assist in the provision of a safe and effective dispensing service.
Current experience of working within a pharmacy setting, for example Hospital, Community, Prison service etc. is essential and candidates must have completed an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or an equivalent GPhC recognised dispensing qualification.
A good standard of education (to GCSE level) would be advantageous.
Interview date: w/c 10th June 2024
Duties will include routine labelling and dispensing of prescriptions for both inpatients and outpatients and Controlled drugs, the preparation of extemporaneous medicines, and involvement in the effective management of returned medicines from within the Trust. You will also take part in a rotation to work with our ward-based Pharmacy Technicians to provide a ward based dispensing service.
You will need to take part in our weekend and evening rotas providing a 7 day a week service to the Trust.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
KEY DUTIES
• To assist in the receipt of prescriptions accurately according to safe working practices.
• To dispense prescriptions accurately according to safe working practices.
• To participate in the ATO dispenser rota through areas of the inpatient and outpatients’ dispensaries throughout the Trust.
• To dispense controlled drug prescriptions and maintain records accordingly.
• To take payment for prescriptions from patients according to the departmental procedure.
• To maintain an accurate balance of cash in the dispensary till and cash up at the end of each day.
• To participate in ward and clinic pharmacy services primarily to maintain and control stocks.
• To request stocks and special line items to fulfil prescriptions and ward top ups
• To assist in the preparation and assembly of supplies for delivery to wards and departments.
• To provide information to patients relating to the dispensed prescriptions and ensure they understand their treatment.
• To answer telephone and face to face queries of a routine or basic technical nature from a wide range of staff groups, patients, and the public, either in the pharmacy or on the ward and refer appropriate queries to the relevant member of the Pharmacy team.
• To co-operate with the provision of necessary staffing within the pharmacy dept and participate in staff rotation to other sites e.g., St Helens.
• To extemporaneously dispense medicines using specific equipment (e.g., fume cupboards and weighing balances) and taking protective measures. Weighing and measuring must be accurate as there are narrow margins for errors.
• To dispense cytotoxic drugs.
• To assist other members of staff in the performance of an efficient and cost-effective service.
• To answer phone calls and queries from patients, medical staff, and all other users of the Trust.
• To accurately produce labels for dispensing using the JAC computer system.
• To attend and participate in study days and courses as necessary.
• To provide individual dose dispensing and blister packing services for patients who have difficulty with normal medicines packaging.
• To participate in the stock control of medicines under the supervision of the dispensary senior and chief technicians.
• To assist in the correct storage and turnover of stock including expiry date checks and leech storage.
• To participate in all Saturday, Sunday, evening, on-call, and bank holiday rotas in response to the changing needs of the Pharmacy service.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To maintain own continuing Professional development.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• To be responsible for the accurate input of data into the pharmacy JAC computer system for all duties requiring its use e.g., labelling, ordering and stock control.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• To assist in the training of ATOs, ATO dispensers, student pharmacy technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, work experience students and other new pharmacy staff.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
• To carry out and assist in audit research projects to improve and develop the service provision.
This advert closes on Monday 27 May 2024
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