Pharmacy Assistant

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To work within Standard Operating Procedures for the safe storage of medicines, consumables and oxygen.

To receive medicines into stock from wholesalers and manufacturers, separating CDs and non CD medicines, fluids and cold storage products, maintaining the cold chain where appropriate.

Ordering and maintaining stock for IPU against agreed stock lists to be completed twice weekly.

To alert the ANP where patients own medicines require topping up through an FP10.

To ensure that medicines ordered on an FP10 sent to a community pharmacy are promptly received.

To check that discharge medicines have been received and are ready for the patients discharge.

To report on and follow up on the overstocking, understocking and review of stock levels.

To file delivery notes, requisition orders and prescription requests in date order.

To remove expired and damaged stock.

To carry out stock rotation using shorter date medicines first.

To provide a monthly report on medicines related waste.

To remove waste medicines to the designated area and dispose of safely.

To maintain the levels of consumables such as water for dilution, sharps bins, spoons and syringes.

To ensure the medicines cupboards are kept clean and tidy.

May be required to collect medicines from the local pharmacy on occasions.

Under the supervision of the Pharmacist, investigate medicines related incidents such as counting errors.

To liaise with the Pharmacist on a regular basis and undertake any other tasks as delegated by the Pharmacist.

Physical, Mental and Emotional

To be able to cope with change and organisational developments, To engage with supervision on a regular basis.

Education and Development

To take responsibility for own continued personal and professional development through participation in individual development review, clinical supervision and other educational activities.

Disclosure and Barring Service DBS Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Exceptions Order as amended and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service DBS to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent in English
• Good spoken, written and understanding of the English language

Other Factors

Essential

• Full UK driving licence with access to own transport

Experience

Essential

• To have excellent time management and organisational skills
• To be computer literate.

Desirable

• Pharmacy experience Knowledge of SystmOne

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• To be independent and able to accept responsibility
• To have the ability to work without direct supervision

Disposition/Attitude/Motivation

Essential

• To have good communication skills
• To have the ability to recognise own limitation, and when to access advice and supervision
• Good attention to detail.
• Understanding of confidentiality.
• Calm, sensitive and empathetic disposition.
• To have a co-operative nature and be able to get on well within a
• multi disciplinary team
• Able to work well within a busy environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tapping House

Address

Wheatfields

Hillington

King's Lynn

Norfolk

PE31 6BH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.tappinghouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)