Pharmacy Assistant - Returns Officer

Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to become part of our team at Pharmacy Department, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

• Assist in the transfer of medicines between wards and locate medicines that have been left behind when patients are transferred between wards, including patient’s own drugs.
• Assist the dispensary team in the delivery of the dispensing activities in the dispensary and carry out duties in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Work on designated wards and perform a range of pharmacy related duties as well as medicines returns in accordance with set procedures.
• Provide safe, timely, appropriate and high quality pharmaceutical services and assist in returns and distribution of medicines in the hospital wards and clinics throughout the Denmark hill site.

• Full training will be provided in all areas along with working towards the NVQ Level 2 in the Principles and Practices of the Pharmacy Assistant qualification.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 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.