Pharmacy Support Worker Scunthorpe, England
Job description
We are looking to fill a vacancy of a Pharmacy Support Worker within the Pharmacy Department at Scunthorpe General Hospital.
We welcome applications for both full time and part time hours.
The job involves working within various areas of the department to ensure medicines are available as ward stock or for individual patients, they also support the ward-based teams who work on the front line in a patient-facing role.
Stores & Distribution
The duties will involve all aspects of pharmacy stores including the receipt of goods, filling ward stock ordersand on the wards carrying out a ward stock top up and pack away service. This will includesome manual handling of bulk stock.
Dispensary
Dispensing for the inpatients is another core part of the role, working in the main dispensary,please note there is minimal patient contact in this role.
We require the candidate to be experienced in dispensing and you must hold an NVQ2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services.The candidate must have a sound educational background having GCSE level C or above (or equivalent) or proven numeracy/literacy skills to an acceptable level will be required.
The successful candidate will need to be flexible and have the ability to work in a busy and demanding working environment. You will need to be enthusiastic with good communication skills.
Computer literacy would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly in supporting the Trust’s directive of seven-day working, participating in rotas and/or shift working as necessary including weekend and bank holiday working.
We’re a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
