Senior Pharmacy Assistant

Senior Pharmacy Assistant Exeter, England

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Exeter, England 22816 - 24336 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

There has never been a better time to join the Trust's Stores team as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant. We are currently looking to transform our ways of working by introducing a bag repacking service which will play a vital role in ensuring our front line crews are ready and able to respond to emergency situations by preparing our equipment to high standards.

The role of the Senior Pharmacy Assistant is also a gateway to the organisation with opportunities to develop you career with us either within the Stores team or the wider Trust in both patient-facing and a variety of support roles.

The salary is indicative and maybe subject to change.

Senior Pharmacy Assistants supervise a team responsible for repacking drugs bags in a prescribed and controlled way that ensures each bag is ready to be used by our clinicians to treat patients. The role is a key operational support function which ensures patient safety whilst supporting Operations in meeting its targets.

Main duties include:

  • Daily supervision of the Pharmacy team;
  • Analysis of a range of complex discrepancies and identification of solutions;
  • Ordering, receiving and storing medicines;
  • Effective stock rotation;
  • Picking & packing of orders to fill drugs bags;
  • Carrying out checking and other quality control processes;
  • Supporting the returns and disposal processes;
  • Making suggestions for improvements;
This is the start of a new initiative where we are seeking to develop our service and are looking for committed people to work at Skypark Stores. Working hours are generally Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16:30.

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in.

We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders.

We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.

To view the Trust's Mission, Vision, Values and Goals click here

For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification attached.

Senior Pharmacy Assistant
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
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1946
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