Pharmacy Assistant (Bank)

Bank Pharmacy Assistant

Derby Hospital | Pharmacy | Bank | Part Time |

Up to £13 per hour depending on experience

Build a brighter future while you're helping us build a healthier nation. At Nuffield Health, our approach is to fully integrate medicines into a personalised pathway of patient care. That means you'll benefit from a way of working that allows you to do the best job you can. It's everything you need to grow your career. It starts with you.

As a Bank Pharmacy Assistant you will;

To monitor stock levels within the Pharmacy department to maintain appropriate stock levels

To assist with the procurement of pharmaceutical stock for the pharmacy and other departments using appropriate electronic systems

To receive goods in appropriately checking against purchase orders/delivery notes, dealing with issues/anomalies as they arise and escalating appropriately

To review invoice queries as appropriate

To monitor stock levels within the pharmacy department

To monitor stock levels in designated ward/department areas by carrying out stock top ups

To assist with supplying stock to other departments

To participate in pharmacy and departmental stock takes

To store all pharmaceutical products appropriately maintaining security and correct environmental conditions

Dispensary and Patient Services

• To assist in the dispensing of medicines accurately selecting the correct quantity of medicine required and assembling, labelling and processing them in a safe, efficient and timely manner
• To carry out final accuracy check on dispensed items within scope of qualification and experience
• To provide basic advice to customers under the supervision of the Pharmacist, understanding when to refer on appropriately
• To assemble pre-packed or over- labelled batches of medicines for out of hours dispensing

Team support

To clean and restore equipment and work areas, leaving them in a suitable condition for future use.

To maintain appropriate levels of Pharmacy consumable items within the department e.g. cartons, bags, labels etc.

To identify any problems within work areas, including equipment, pharmacy orders, medicines, prescriptions, signed orders and escalate appropriately.

To assist with storing all documentation within recommendations for the retention of pharmacy records

To assist with workplace audits as required by the Pharmacy Manager

To follow the correct procedures and any relevant policies and guidelines at all times including all aspects of the Infection Prevention and Control policy and guidelines.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications).

It starts with you.