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Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 September 2024 |
| Location: | Canterbury, CT1 3NG |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6510352/344-0352DCB |
Summary
We are looking for passionate and ambitious pharmacy assistants to join our friendly and enthusiastic team at Kent and Canterbury Hospital.
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.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 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.
NHSEI have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to get vaccinated and it remains our best line of defence against COVID-19. As such NHS organisation including Primary Care, are encouraged to continue engaging with and supporting their staff to inform their decisions in order to drive vaccine confidence, protect themselves, patients, and everyone else. NHSEI has producedCOVID-19 vaccine communication materials.
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This advert closes on Friday 16 Aug 2024