Opportunity for Career Growth, The role is ideal for individuals looking to start their career in Hospital Pharmacy, providing a pathway to advance in a rewarding field.
Diverse Work Environment, The job involves rotating between Pharmacy stores and dispensaries at different hospital locations, offering a variety of experiences and interactions.
Contribution to Patient Care, Pharmacy Assistants play a crucial role in maintaining and controlling medicines, directly impacting patient safety and care quality.
Comprehensive Training, Although an NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Service qualification is preferred, training is provided, making this position accessible for entry-level candidates.
Supportive Team Atmosphere, You will work alongside dedicated pharmacy professionals, enhancing teamwork skills and building professional relationships.
Beneficial Work-Life Balance, The position includes evening, weekend, and bank holiday rotas, which allows for flexibility in scheduling.
The Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking motivated individuals for the position of Pharmacy Assistant in Prescot, offering both permanent and fixed-term roles. The successful candidates will be involved in various pharmacy duties, including working in stores and dispensaries at Whiston and St Helens Hospitals. Responsibilities include processing prescriptions, maintaining stock levels, assisting with emergency supplies, and providing support to the pharmacy team during evening, weekend, and holiday shifts. Candidates should have strong attention to detail, good communication skills, and ideally possess NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Service skills or a recognized equivalent qualification, although training can be provided.
The role requires a cooperative approach to ensure effective pharmaceutical services across wards and clinics, along with adherence to health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will participate in stock control, assist with patient inquiries, and engage in ongoing professional development. This opportunity is particularly suited for those looking to begin a career in hospital pharmacy within a well-regarded NHS Trust known for its commitment to high-quality patient care.
The role requires a cooperative approach to ensure effective pharmaceutical services across wards and clinics, along with adherence to health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will participate in stock control, assist with patient inquiries, and engage in ongoing professional development. This opportunity is particularly suited for those looking to begin a career in hospital pharmacy within a well-regarded NHS Trust known for its commitment to high-quality patient care.
Job Summary
1 Permanent + 2 / 2 Year Fixed Term Positions available
We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated individuals to join our existing Pharmacy team.
This post would be suitable for someone who is looking to start their career in Hospital Pharmacy.
The successful candidates will rotate between Pharmacy stores and Whiston and St Helens Hospital dispensaries, and participate in our evening, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Attention to detail is essential, as is an ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment with other members of the Pharmacy team.
Good communication skills and a willingness to learn is important.
Candidates ideally should possess NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Service skills or a GPhC recognised equivalent qualification. However training can be provided.
A good standard of education (to GCSE level) would be advantageous.
Interview Date - Week Commencing 17th February 2025
Main duties of the job
Stores duties will include working as part of the distribution team in Pharmacy stores and processing and assembling ward stock requests.
Dispensary duties will include greeting patients, receiving inpatient and outpatient prescriptions at our front desk, maintaining stocks of emergency boxes, processing returned medicines and other general house-keeping duties.
About Us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
15 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
409-6755311-A
Job locations
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Job Description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
1 Permanent + 2 / 2 Year Fixed Term Positions available
We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated individuals to join our existing Pharmacy team.
This post would be suitable for someone who is looking to start their career in Hospital Pharmacy.
The successful candidates will rotate between Pharmacy stores and Whiston and St Helens Hospital dispensaries, and participate in our evening, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Attention to detail is essential, as is an ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment with other members of the Pharmacy team.
Good communication skills and a willingness to learn is important.
Candidates ideally should possess NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Service skills or a GPhC recognised equivalent qualification. However training can be provided.
A good standard of education (to GCSE level) would be advantageous.
Interview Date - Week Commencing 17th February 2025
Main duties of the job
Stores duties will include working as part of the distribution team in Pharmacy stores and processing and assembling ward stock requests.
Dispensary duties will include greeting patients, receiving inpatient and outpatient prescriptions at our front desk, maintaining stocks of emergency boxes, processing returned medicines and other general house-keeping duties.
About Us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
15 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
409-6755311-A
Job locations
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Job Description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- To participate in the ATO rota through areas of the stores dispensaries and wards.
- To assist in the receipt of prescriptions.
- To participate in pharmacy services to wards and clinics primarily to maintain and control medicines.
- To assist in booking in and auditing prescriptions, using the latest software.
- To prepare and assemble supplies of medicines for delivery to wards and departments.
- To assist in the receipt, storage and issue of stock including the maintenance of manual and computerised records.
- To assist in the provision of a ward topping up service, supplying stock medication to wards on a weekly basis.
- To co-operate with the provision of necessary staffing within the pharmaceutical service and participate in staff rotation to other sites e.g. St Helens.
- To assist in the preparation and assembly of resuscitation and anaphylaxis boxes.
- To participate in stock control of medicines within the pharmacy department under the supervision of the dispensary manager or senior technician.
- Regularly handle or process cash or cheques when dealing with outpatients prescriptions.
- To comply with the legal and other requirements related to the purchase, supply, use, safe custody and destruction of drugs both within the Pharmacy and in all other areas of the Trust.
- To comply with and ensure that all other pharmacy staff under his / her control comply with the Health and Safety at work act, COSHH Regulations, Display Screen Equipment Regulations, Data Protection Act and other appropriate legislation during daily activities.
- To participate in the Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday rotas.
- To participate in evening and on-call rotas in response to the changing needs of the service.
- To assist with basic counselling of outpatients in accordance with pharmacy procedures and under the supervision of a pharmacist or Pharmacy technician.
- To answer telephone and face to face queries of a routine or basic technical nature from a wide range of staff groups, patients and the public, either in the pharmacy or on the ward, and refer appropriate queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team when necessary.
- To liaise with various members of the Pharmacy team and ward staff when solving supply problems and ensuring the best service to patients.
- To ensure safety of drugs awaiting collection by nursing staff and other responsible persons
- To participate in individual performance review and continuing education programmes in order to maintain and improve standards of service.
- To maintain continuing professional development.
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