Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant Technical Officer/Dispenser
- NHS
- Part Time
- Middlesbrough
- 25760.00 - 27476.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Pharmacy Dispenser (Assistant Technical Officer), to join the dedicated Pharmacy Team at The James Cook University Hospital.
You will be based in the dispensary at James Cook University Hospital participating in the dispensing services under the management of the Dispensary Manager.
This post is for a 12 month fixed term position.
Please only apply if you have the relevant dispensing qualification required for this post, or actively working towards it.
Main duties of the job
You will be dispensing a wide variety of prescription types including controlled drugs, prescription only medicines and unlicensed drugs.
You will be expected to have experience of dispensing to L2 pharmacy services standard, have knowledge of a broad range of drugs and be familiar with pharmacy law and professional practice from either hospital or community setting.
Candidates are eligible to apply if they are working towards the L2 dispensing certificate.
The successful candidate will work full time hours 08.30-17:00 Monday - Friday. Part time and flexible working will be considered for the right candidate. They will also be included in weekend and lat night rotas, which are:
- Weekend working once every 5 weeks (09:00-17:00) Saturday or Sunday, reimbursed with a full weekday off the following week
- Late night working once every 2 weeks (09:00-17:30) instead of 08.30-17:00
- Contribution to bank holiday working rota
The busy pharmacy dept. at JCUH has a team of over 250 staff including clinical pharmacists, technicians and support staff providing medicines management, dispensing, and logistic services. The pharmacy department provides a stimulating, friendly and professionally rewarding environment for staff to develop their career.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
About us
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
Your Leadership Impact
Service Improvement for Beginners
After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- L2 Pharmacy Services including dispensing or equivalent certificate. Or working towards
- GCSE level - English & Maths A-C/4-9 or Level 2 Maths and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills, both verbal & written.
- Proven experience of Standard Operating procedures.
- Broad pharmacy product knowledge
- Computer literate
- Understanding of principles of dispensing
Experience
Essential
- Recent record of accurate dispensing in hospital / community pharmacies
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.
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
