Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking general duties mainly within the pharmacy dispensary and some pharmacy store duties, to aid in the smooth and efficient running of the department. Bank holidays, Saturdays and Sundays are worked on a rostered basis, under Agenda for Change T&Cs. The Post holder must have or be willing to complete an NVQ level 2 in pharmacy service skills or an equivalent.

Working within a team, in the Pharmacy to deliver a high quality service to patients and users, adhering to standards of service delivery, and managing stock control.

Main duties of the job
A - Dispensary

• Reception duties, including answering phone, logging of prescriptions and requisitions, presenting "front of house" duties for staff, patients and visitors, liaising and problem solving for ward staff and patients.
• Issuing ward stocks on non-top up days.
• Top up of dispensary consumables.
• Sorting returned drugs and returning them onto the computer - decision to be made according to defined criterion

B - Pharmacy Stores

• Ward IV fluid top up.
• Stock maintenance
• Receipt of deliveries, checking of delivery notes and reporting anomalies.
• Picking of drugs from lists generated by ward top up personnel or Omnicells and inputting data from picking lists
• Undertake top up of ward and department stocks by visiting the wards and checking the stock in the ward cupboards against a pre set list of medicines and stock levels, and checking expiry dates. This may also include use of Omnicell cabinets.

C - Omnicells

• Restocking of Omnicell items.
• Ensure cabinets are maintained in an orderly fashion, reporting any malfunctions as required.

See Job Description for further details

About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behavior change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are University Hospital Tees

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Essential

• Well established numeracy and literacy skills (G.C.S.E. or equivalent in Mathematics and English.)
• Able to lift 10kg comfortably, remain active and cover moderate distances over a shift
• Demonstrate ability to reliably check and record data and to identify discrepancies
• Customer service experience with Patient/Client focused attitude and evidence and examples of Team working
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service skills ( or equivalent)) or the commitment and willingness to complete this over a set time period.

Desirable

• GCSE or equivalent at grade C in Mathematics and English .
• Experience of work in a UK Hospital
• Knowledge of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical products.
• Experience of clerical work involving computerised I.T. systems
• Experience of work in stores or reception

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.
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).
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