Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

Our friendly & progressive pharmacy department is currently looking for an exceptional individual to join our pharmacy teams at Worthing & Chichester.

Your role within the department will include visiting wards and departments as part of the top-up service; preparing & dispatching of goods including IV fluids, dietary products & other pharmacy procured items, dispensing medications for individual patients and talking to patients and their relatives about their medicines.

Flexibility in hours can be considered.

You will need to be organised & highly motivated with the ability to think on your feet with great communication & interpersonal skills. This post is stimulating, exciting and comes with responsibility that will appeal to career-minded individuals who want to work in hospital pharmacy and really make their mark.

It is expected that the successful candidates will undertake in depth level 2 training in Pharmacy services unless they already hold a relevant qualification. We actively support the development and training of all our staff, to achieve and succeed.

Applicants must be resident in the UK for the last 3 years and must not already be in any form of formal government funded education.

Applicants should have a minimum of 2 GCSE's grade C or above (or equivalent), to include Maths and English Language, or an NVQ 2 in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Functional skills level 2 in Maths and English could also be offered.

Certificates will be requested at interview.

Main duties of the job

You will have a key role in supporting the pharmacy service to ensure we provide the best possible care for our service users and gain a qualification at the same time.The successful candidate will participate in a rotation to include:

Pharmacy Distribution - visiting wards to ensure an adequate supply of medicines, supplying medicines to other depts internal and external against stock requests and receiving stock into the pharmacy dept.

Dispensary Services - dispensing, in-patients, out-patients, chemotherapy prescriptions and Sussex Partnership prescriptions. Reception work and dealing with patients and other hospital staff.

Clinical Services - talking to patients and relatives on the wards regarding their medicines, checking patients own drugs and a further qualification around this.

This is an exciting busy job that involves physical and mentally stimulating work.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in ourOutstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.