Job Overview
The purpose of these pharmacy assistant jobs is to:
- Provide support in the delivery of a quality dispensing and medicine supply service.
- Support the implementation of developments within operational services to meet patient needs.
- Label, dispense, and supply prescriptions for technical checking.
- Work flexibly as part of the dispensary team to provide and maintain a comprehensive pharmaceutical service in line with current departmental policies and procedures.
Main Duties of the Job
The responsibilities of the post include:
- Managing reception duties such as taking in and handing out prescriptions, processing payments, and addressing customer queries.
- Liaising with patients, hospital staff, and delivery partners to ensure timely home delivery of medicines.
- Undertaking basic level CMM computer work following appropriate training.
- Calculating complex doses and quantities required for prescriptions.
- Receiving and checking delivered pharmaceuticals in line with established procedures, maintaining awareness of health and safety regulations, and ensuring security and storage requirements are met.
- Storing pharmaceuticals correctly, rotating stock, and checking expiry dates in accordance with established procedures.
- Assisting with stock level monitoring and completing stock-take procedures with a high level of accuracy.
Working for the Organisation
Crucible Pharmacy Ltd (CPL) operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, providing pharmacy services to outpatients across two dispensaries located at trust sites. It also supports inpatient discharge prescriptions, including compliance aids.
CPL benefits from significant investment by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, including state-of-the-art outpatient dispensaries at both the Northern General and Royal Hallamshire sites. These facilities feature advanced automated dispensing systems to enhance service delivery.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
- Handle reception tasks such as processing prescriptions, payments, and customer queries.
- Coordinate with patients, staff, and delivery partners to facilitate timely medicine deliveries.
- Use CMM computer systems at a basic level following training.
- Accurately calculate doses and quantities for prescriptions.
- Ensure pharmaceuticals are received, checked, and stored in line with procedures, adhering to health and safety standards.
- Rotate stock and monitor expiry dates as per established guidelines.
- Assist in monitoring inventory levels and conducting stock-takes with precision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
- English and Maths GCSE grade 4 (C) or above or equivalent qualification.
- General Pharmaceutical Council-approved qualification, such as NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or BTec Level 2.
Experience
Essential Criteria
- Proven experience working as part of a team.
- Effective communication skills.
- Proficiency in using computer systems, including Microsoft Office.
- Experience using pharmacy-based computer systems.
- Previous experience in a hospital or community pharmacy setting.
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge of stock control principles.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential Criteria
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Capacity to handle conflict, complaints, and verbal aggression constructively.
- Demonstrable reliability, trustworthiness, and punctuality.
Additional Information
Employment with CPL is subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, references, qualifications, professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check, and an occupational health check if required.
Application Deadline: 9 AM, 6 December 2024.
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