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We have an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Patient Services team at King’s College Hospital as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant.

The post holder will assist the dispensary team in the delivery of the day to day activities in the dispensary. They will carry out duties in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The post holder is primarily responsible for dispensing discharge, inpatient medication, and outpatient medication as well as controlled drugs to wards and clinical areas across the hospital.

The successful candidate will be an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy assistant looking to progress their career. They will assist the pharmacy team in the delivery of a safe and effective pharmacy service covering outpatient, inpatient, discharge and clinical trials dispensing.

• Assist the Pharmacy Team in the delivery of safe, effective and economical use of drugs for all patients in the Trust
• To be able to dispense inpatient, discharge, outpatient and clinical trial medication accurately.
• To support the Dispensary Manager by contributing to the development of the Dispensary Services
• To be able to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• To be able to participate in and contribute to departmental meetings
• To be able to assist in the training of new members of staff rotating into the dispensary
• To be able to participate in a 7 day operational model including working weekends and late shifts.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.

To find out more about the key roles and responsibilities, specific skills and expertise: please refer to the job description and person specification attachments under the supporting documents heading.