Pharmacy Support Worker – Higher LevelinDartfordinDartfordPUBLISHED THU 13 MAR 2025
Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustrGNKMGB5
Bring your organisational skills and attention to detail to the forefront as you dispense prescriptions and manage our stock control system. You’ll have the opportunity to work autonomously while also recognising when to seek guidance, making this position perfect for those who are both proactive and team-oriented. Your responsibilities will include supervising pharmacy assistants, conducting stock checks, and ensuring our dispensary remains orderly and well-stocked.
At Oxleas, we value your commitment to patient care and are eager to support your growth in a nurturing environment. If you’re ready to step into a role that blends your passion for healthcare with leadership, we encourage you to apply and help us provide the best possible service to our community.
To lead and supervise the work of pharmacy support staff in the dispensary to ensure the provision of a safe and effective pharmacy service to the hospital wards, departments and CMHCs
To read, interpret and dispense prescriptions in an accurate and timely manner
To co-operate with and support Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in providing and developing the pharmacy service
Carries out reception duties in pharmacy, including handing over medication to patients and porters
Use own initiative to prioritise workload in order to meet departmental deadlines
To work unsupervised whilst recognising the need to refer to others for support/guidance when required.
To lead and supervise the workload of the dispensary pharmacy assistants. Re-assigning tasks as necessary.
To dispense inpatient, outpatient, discharge, leave and repeat prescriptions according to SOPs, including those patients requiring medication compliance aids. This will include inputting prescription data accurately on the pharmacy stock control system
To carry out reception duties in pharmacy, including handing over medication to patients, clinical staff and porters
To be responsible for the general tidiness, checking storage and distribution of medicines and adequate stocking of the dispensary, and ensure good stock rotation in order to minimise expired stock.
To act as cover to the outpatient pharmacy technician when they are not rostered and assist in covering the service during leave.
To carry out top ups of medication on wards against an approved stock list, including stock for emergency drugs cupboards.
To support with stock list reviews.
To complete a ward stock expiry date check every 3 months and facilitating medication returns to dispensary where required.
To participate in other duties to support and develop medicines optimisation.
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