Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Ashford, TN24 0LZ |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6276871/344-6871DCB |
Summary
We are looking for passionate and ambitious pharmacy assistants to join our friendly and enthusiastic team at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford and Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital Margate, Kent.
As a Clinical Pharmacy Assistant, you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic multidisciplinary team in supporting the pharmacy department in delivering a comprehensive ward-based medicine management service.
You will require excellent communication skills and be a strong team player who is able to work on their own initiative, within the limits of the job role. Full training will be provided so no experience necessary!
To assist the pharmacy clinical team to ensure that medication is supplied safely, accurately and in a timely manner to the patients and wards
To check patients own medications brought in are safe and suitable for use whilst an inpatient
To dispense and final accuracy check medication on a ward level to ensure safe and timely supply of medicines to patient to support discharge or prevent missed doses.
To support the supply and management of ward medicines in line with the Trust Medicines Policy.
To support the Clinical Pharmacy Assistant Team Leader in the supervision of Clinical Pharmacy Assistants in providing a top up and clinical role to the wards/areas on site
To liaise closely with the distribution team to ensure smooth medication > supply to the wards
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people.
Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Friday 31 May 2024