Pharmacy Assistant

Pharmacy Assistant Bristol, England

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Bristol, England 20270 - 21318 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

We are looking for passionate and ambitious Pharmacy assistants to join our friendly and supportive team here at the Bristol Royal Infirmary Site.

You must be highly organized, have excellent people and communication skills along with the ability to adapt quickly to new situations and challenges.

After showing competency in the main responsibilities to the required standard, you will be considered for training towards participation in duties that involve patient level medication supply & advice. This will require the ATO to be willing to train in role for thePharmacy Service Assistant (PSA) Apprenticeship. Which is a requirement of the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council) for pharmacy support staff involved in these duties.

If you are interested in a varied role and feel that your skills and abilities would be suited to this role then we look forward to your application.

Initially the General Duties ATO is responsible for assisting the dispensing services to inpatients & outpatients through the following responsibilities. Ensuring the dispensary is kept tidy and has all the items available that are used in supplying medicines to patients - these including making sure that the dispensary has sufficient stocks of bottles, tops, boxes, bags, labels etc.

The ATO also supports areas of stock keeping & management of pharmaceuticals including stock check, goods receipt and stock preparation. For this purpose the ATO will be fully trained to use the robot.

The ATO will regularly support the dispensary service in providing a friendly, professional and informative front line service to all internal dispensary customers. Support will also be given by the ATO in answering the telephone and dealing with tracking and simple internal and external enquiries

Later training under supervision to be a Dispensing ATO, assisting in the dispensing process of patient level medicines in the dispensary & ensure they are safely issued to patients.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Pharmacy Assistant
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk
Bristol, United Kingdom
Robert Woolley
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Hospital
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
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