1. Can you tell us about your background in pharmacy or healthcare? What sparked your interest in this field? Can you tell us about your background in pharmacy or healthcare? What sparked your interest in this field?
2. What do you know about Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, and why do you want to work here? What do you know about Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, and why do you want to work here?
3. The role involves dispensing stock items and emergency tray supplies. Can you describe any previous experience you have in dispensing or managing pharmaceutical supplies? The role involves dispensing stock items and emergency tray supplies. Can you describe any previous experience you have in dispensing or managing pharmaceutical supplies?
4. How would you approach ensuring that you follow the processes for issuing prescriptions accurately and efficiently? How would you approach ensuring that you follow the processes for issuing prescriptions accurately and efficiently?
5. This position includes assisting with medicine stock control duties. Could you provide examples of how you have managed inventory in a previous role? This position includes assisting with medicine stock control duties. Could you provide examples of how you have managed inventory in a previous role?
6. What steps do you take to ensure that pharmaceutical supplies are stored safely and in compliance with current regulations? What steps do you take to ensure that pharmaceutical supplies are stored safely and in compliance with current regulations?
7. How do you prioritise tasks such as conducting temperature checks, expiry date checking, and stock rotation? How do you prioritise tasks such as conducting temperature checks, expiry date checking, and stock rotation?
8. Providing quality customer service is critical in this role. Can you share an example of a time you dealt with a difficult customer or colleague? How did you handle it? Providing quality customer service is critical in this role. Can you share an example of a time you dealt with a difficult customer or colleague? How did you handle it?
9. In what ways do you see yourself contributing to an effective team environment in the pharmacy? In what ways do you see yourself contributing to an effective team environment in the pharmacy?
10. The job requires assisting in reducing missed doses and delays in patient discharge. What strategies would you implement to help improve medication management on the wards? The job requires assisting in reducing missed doses and delays in patient discharge. What strategies would you implement to help improve medication management on the wards?
11. Describe a time when you encountered a problem in a previous position. How did you identify the issue, and what steps did you take to resolve it? Describe a time when you encountered a problem in a previous position. How did you identify the issue, and what steps did you take to resolve it?
12. What does patient confidentiality mean to you, and how do you ensure compliance with Trust policies regarding security and confidentiality? What does patient confidentiality mean to you, and how do you ensure compliance with Trust policies regarding security and confidentiality?
13. Can you provide an example of how you have ensured that safety systems and procedures have been followed in your past roles? Can you provide an example of how you have ensured that safety systems and procedures have been followed in your past roles?
14. Working in healthcare can be fast-paced and unpredictable. How do you handle stress and adapt to changing priorities? Working in healthcare can be fast-paced and unpredictable. How do you handle stress and adapt to changing priorities?
15. Can you describe a situation where you identified a need for improvement in a process? What action did you take? Can you describe a situation where you identified a need for improvement in a process? What action did you take?
16. What questions do you have for us about the role, the team, or the organization? What questions do you have for us about the role, the team, or the organization?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
Good luck!