Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 245-HS3PHA-03-25
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tameside Hospital
- Town
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/04/2025
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3Ìý Ìý-Ìý PermanentÌý
37.5 hours per weekÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant within our Pharmacy Service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual looking for a new challenge to join our Pharmacy team as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant
An NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services is desirable (or equivalent experience), however, not essential and full training will be provided to complete the NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience of working in a busy Hospital Pharmacy is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
To co-operate with, and support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in providing and
developing the technical aspects of the pharmaceutical service
Provide safe and effective routine dispensing services.
Provide patient focussed pharmacy outpatient services and support medicines management and risk management strategies within those area(s) and/or services.
Supervise assistants undertaking routine support activities necessary for the continuing supply service of pharmaceutical products, to the hospital wards and departments and community clinics and other service users.
Actively contribute to dispensing for discharge schemes and be responsible for providing this service to nominated wards under the guidance of higher level pharmacy technicians.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.ÌýOur vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+Ìý& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.Ìý
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.Ìý
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service skills
- Good general education, preferably a 4 (Grade C) and above in Mathematics and English
EXPERIENCE
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a busy Hospital or Community Pharmacy as an assistant technical officer or dispenser
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Careful and accurate worker
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Can communicate effectively with patients and service users, both verbally and in writing
- Able to prioritise own workload within the scope of organised rotas
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with the necessary keyboard skills required to use the departmental computer systems
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Respect for working colleagues, other disciplines and the public
- Able to meet the demands of a busy department and specifically to work competently under pressure
- Able to work under own initiative and with supervision but understands limits of responsibility
- Good customer care and telephone manner
- Organised and capable of keeping to deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
- Able to work as part of a large team
- Approachable, respectful and supportive to managers.
- Practical, enthusiastic and self-motivated to finish tasks accurately and efficiently
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jayne Burrows
- Job title
- Lead Technician for Dispensary Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 922 6290
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
For an informal chat or visit contact Jayne Burrows, Principle Technician for Dispensary Services on 0161 922 6290 or Sujata Jobanputra, Chief Pharmacy Technician on 0161 922 6290 orÌý
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