Pharmacy Support Worker

Job summary

Job Title: Pharmacy Support Worker

Grade: Band 3

Trust:Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Prospect Park Hospital, RG30 4EJ

Ward:Pharmacy

Pay Rates: £13.13

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate pharmacy assistant ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

Main duties of the job

Receive, unpack and store deliveries from suppliers/wholesalers which includes stock rotation of medicines not stored in the pharmacy robot and storage procedures of medicines stored in the pharmacy robot.

Identify any discrepancies in stock levels, to investigate and correct as appropriate, under the direction of the Procurement Manager.

Liaise with the appropriate nursing staff/ward pharmacist on queries concerning distribution of stock items requested by wards/departments and clinics.

Assist in the dispensary for periods as needed by the department where labelling and dispensing of pharmaceutical products occurs in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures

Process pharmacy orders and invoices in an accurate and timely manner and to work in the dispensary, labelling and dispensing pharmaceutical products when as needed by the service.

About us

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