medical assistant Oldham, England
Job description
Job overview
Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
The Royal Oldham Hospital
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team member to join our Pharmacy Department at The Royal Oldham Hospital in our busy Accident and Emergency Department.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must be reliable, adaptable to change, capable of working in a busy environment and have excellent people skills to be able to communicate with a large range of healthcare professionals, patients and their relatives.
The successful applicant will be responsible for offering a medicines management support service to the pharmacy and ward teams. This involves speaking to patients and relatives about their medicines, helping to avoid missed doses, transferring medicines to other wards and to deliver a strong pharmacy presence in a demanding environment. The post holder will be a vital link between the multidisciplinary team at ward level and the Pharmacy service.
You must be able to prioritise your workload, use initiative, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service.
This post involves working weekends and extended working hours.
Working for our organisation
The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services OR - Minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade C or above 2 of which must include Maths and English.
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Hospital or Community Pharmacy
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good written communication
- Awareness of the duties of the post
skills/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Time management
- Awareness of the range of duties involved in the post
- Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure
- Ability to negotiate
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to have tact and diplomacy
- Willingness to follow instructions
- Gets on well with others
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of pharmacy services
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.
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