Pharmacy Assistant - Stores

Overview

Wexham Park Hospital is a large and growing acute general hospital in Berkshire and part of a high-performing Foundation Trust with Investors in People accreditation. As the first Trust in the country to achieve NHSLA Level 3, patient safety remains our priority, and we are proud of the high standards of care delivered across our services. The Pharmacy Department is a forward-thinking and progressive team that continues to expand as we develop and enhance the services provided to the Trust.

We are now seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy Stores and Distribution section as a Pharmacy Assistant. If you are motivated, with good communication skills, have a methodical approach to work, an ability to work unsupervised as well as part of a team – you could be the person we are looking for.

• Assist in the receipt, checking, storage and distribution of pharmaceutical stock to wards, departments and clinical areas across all Trust sites, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery in line with Trust procedures.
• Support the topping up of ward stock, maintaining agreed stock levels and rotating stock appropriately to minimise waste and ensure medicines are in date.
• Accurately pick, assemble and prepare ward and departmental orders using pharmacy systems, ensuring all items are correct and safely packaged for transport.
• Assist the Pharmacy Storekeeper with ordering pharmaceuticals from approved suppliers, unpacking deliveries, checking against invoices and reporting discrepancies.
• Support stock control processes, including monitoring stock levels, date checking, reporting low stock, and participating in stock takes.
• Assist with invoicing procedures and maintain accurate records in accordance with departmental and financial governance requirements.
• Provide support to the dispensary service as required, including transporting medicines, assembling prescriptions, and maintaining a clean, safe and organised working environment.
• Follow all relevant policies including medicines management, health and safety, infection control, and data protection, ensuring safe handling and storage of medicines at all times.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance;

this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

• To participate fully in the pharmacy topping up service to wards and departments within the Trust, including raising and assembling of orders on the Pharmacy computer system.
• To raise concerns regarding drug storage on the wards with the Pharmacy Distribution Manager.
• To assist in the addition of new products and bar codes to the Omnicell cabinets.
• To liaise with the supplier under supervision of the lead technician or IT/Data analyst regarding system issues and upgrades.
• To actively take part in the addition and deletion of items in the Omnicell cabinets and server.
• To assist in the assembly and checking of ward boxes for the distribution of pharmaceuticals to wards, departments and other units on all sites across the Trust.
• To participate in the daily stock discrepancy and investigation form and highlight discrepancies to the lead dispensary technician.
• To be responsible for the safe custody of the pharmacy stores.
• Any other duties as required by the Chief Pharmacist or his/her deputy.

Essential criteria

• Good basic education to include GCSE or O Levels in Maths and English.

Desirable criteria

• Pharmacy Services NVQ level 2

Essential criteria

• Dealing with people in a working environment (including work experience).

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Pharmacy working.
• Experience of working in a hospital.

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills and organisational ability.
• Ability to learn.
• Attention to detail.
• Aware of risks within manual handling.
• Prepared to receive manual handling training (if not already trained).

Desirable criteria

• Computer keyboard skills.
• Knowledge of stock control methods.
• Knowledge of Pharmacy operation.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to…