Pharmacy Support Worker Higher Level
Job Description
Job summary
To lead and supervise the work of pharmacy support staff in the dispensary to ensure the provision of a safe and effective pharmacy service to the hospital wards, departments and CMHCs
To read, interpret and dispense prescriptions in an accurate and timely manner
To co-operate with and support Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in providing and developing the pharmacy service
Carries out reception duties in pharmacy, including handing over medication to patients and porters
Main duties of the job
Use own initiative to prioritise workload in order to meet departmental deadlines
To work unsupervised whilst recognising the need to refer to others for support/guidance when required.
To lead and supervise the workload of the dispensary pharmacy assistants. Re-assigning tasks as necessary.
To dispense inpatient, outpatient, discharge, leave and repeat prescriptions according to SOPs, including those patients requiring medication compliance aids. This will include inputting prescription data accurately on the pharmacy stock control system
To carry out reception duties in pharmacy, including handing over medication to patients, clinical staff and porters
To be responsible for the general tidiness, checking storage and distribution of medicines and adequate stocking of the dispensary, and ensure good stock rotation in order to minimise expired stock.
To act as cover to the outpatient pharmacy technician when they are not rostered and assist in covering the service during leave.
To carry out top ups of medication on wards against an approved stock list, including stock for emergency drugs cupboards.
To support with stock list reviews.
To complete a ward stock expiry date check every 3 months and facilitating medication returns to dispensary where required.
To participate in other duties to support and develop medicines optimisation.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for further information.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education including GCSE grade C in English and Maths
- NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Experience gained from in-house training to NVQ3 level
- Ongoing training and development.
Experience
Essential
- 2 years pharmacy experience
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Cooperative and adaptable approach
- Knowledge of department SOPs
- Good problem solving skills
- Able to plan and organise own workload
- Good computer skills and experience of working with common computer programmes
- Able to focus and complete tasks
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Consistently accurate, orderly and logical approach to work and good attention to detail
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to drive and to hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle on a daily basis
- Flexible and adaptable
- Able to cope with occasional distressing situations on the ward or in the dispensary, or where effective communication is difficult
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bracton Centre
Dartford
DA2 7AF
