Pharmacy Assistant (Bank)
Pharmacy Assistant (Bank)
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Pharmacy Assistant
Ipswich Hospital Pharmacy Bank Part time
Up to 13.00 per hour dependent on experience
Build a brighter future while youre helping us build a healthier Nuffield Health our approach is to fully integrate medicines into a personalised pathway of patient means youll benefit from a way of working that allows you to do the best job you can. Its everything you need to grow your career. It starts with you.
As a Pharmacy Assistant at our Ipswich Hospitalyoull have obtained a Level 2 qualification in Healthcare and youll have proven post-qualification experience. Its also important that you have excellent communication and people skills as youll be working closely with our patients and a variety of clinical staff.
As our Pharmacy Assistant you will:
- Manage stock control of medicines and other items within the Pharmacy Department
- Assist with the procurement of pharmaceutical stock and medical gases for the pharmacy using appropriate electronic systems
- Receive and check bulk orders of medicines from our wholesalers dealing with problems that arise in a timely and efficient fashion
- Deal with invoice queries related to the medicines received
- Distribute medicines to wards and departments within the hospital to ensure timely and effective patient treatment
- Assist in the dispensing of medicines within our dispensary to ensure the timely and safe supply of medicines to patients
The person
To succeed as a Pharmacy Assistant you will need:
- Good standard of general education with proven literacy and numeracy.
- 4 GCSEs including English Maths and a Science or equivalent.
- Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (or GPhC recognised equivalent qualification) or a willingness to work towards this qualification which would be commenced in the workplace within 3 months of employment and completed within agreed timescale
- Experience of handling goods and stock management
- IT Skills
- Good communication and team-working skills
- Previous pharmacy or healthcare experience is advantageous but not essential for this role.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work feeling healthy happy and valued. Thats why weve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at 25.00 a month.
Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.
Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital
Set in over 19 acres of private woodland Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital is a haven of tranquillity and repose. Only private patients are treated at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital making us the only purely private hospital in East Anglia and the first within the Nuffield Health Hospitals group. We are currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for 60 beds with areas of specialty in cataract cosmetic gynaecology imaging & radiology orthopaedics and urology & mens health Ipswich has a CQC (Care Quality Commission) rating of good.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want today.
If you like what you see why not start your application now We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So its a good idea to apply right away to ensure youre considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Employment Type
Part-Time
