Pharmacy Medical Gas Assistant
| Posting date: | 01 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £25,147.00 to £27,596.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25147.00 - £27596.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2024 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9275-24-0438 |
Summary
To transfer and oversee the ordering process of medical gas cylinders. Portering and receipt of stock will remain a function under the Estates and Facilities Department. Utilising clinical pharmacy knowledge and skills, ensuring medical gases are ordered in line with other medical and are clinically appropriate, challenging where necessary. To liaise with Trust stakeholders to procure individual lines of medical cylinders from a primary supplier (subject to Trust contractual frameworks). To advise clinical teams to ensure the most appropriate cylinder choices are made for clinical patient need and Trust equipment. To confidently answer queries utilising pharmacy knowledge regarding medical gas cylinders, streamlining the ordering process so that only shortages are escalated to Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation. To liaise with the Finance department to resolve any invoice queries. To support the Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation in the review and writing of Trust processes for the management of medical gases under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation, including safe storage, transport of medical gases when in patient Ensure that processes and protocols are standardised across the Trust to ensure safe, high-quality and cost effective management of medical gases.