Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8642DG
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- 拢28,622 - 拢30,225 Per annum Inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer
Band 3
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country鈥檚 top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark鈥檚 Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. 聽
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put 鈥淨uality at our HEART鈥. Find out more about
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that鈥檚 job share, part time or another flexible pattern. 聽If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. You will also need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development.
The department actively promotes development, education and training. To apply you will need to have good GCSEs or equivalent and a NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or working towards completing the NVQ level 2 qualification.
This is a full time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend & bank holiday rota.聽
Main duties of the job
- Use Pharmacy computer system to produce picking lists, packs and supply drugs and medicines to wards and departments
- Perform daily temperature monitoring within different areas of the pharmacy department as required by the MHRA
- Assists in dispensing medicines to inpatients and outpatients, wards and departments when required
- Deputise for Receptionist in their absence receiving prescriptions from patients and taking responsibility for prescription charge money
- Receive requisitions and telephone calls from healthcare professionals
- Deal with enquiries from patients and healthcare staff and pass on to relevant staff if necessary
- Ensures good housekeeping in the pharmacy by keeping benches and baskets clear of drugs no longer required.
- Checks expiry dates and rotates stock
- Unpack delivery and put drugs away in pharmacy and ward
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country鈥檚 top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark鈥檚 Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. 聽
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or Equivalent
- Qualified with NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Pharmacy experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in hospital pharmacy
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Team Player
- Good organisational skills
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maha Abdullahi
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician for Patient Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692217
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