Senior Pharmacy Support Worker in Upton inUpton PUBLISHED SAT 16 DEC 2023 Jump to job information section
Job description
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We are looking for an enthusiastic, efficient, and organised individual to join our Stores & Distribution Team within the Pharmacy Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
The ideal candidate should have excellent communication and organisational skills, be self-motivated, work alone and as part of a team. and be computer literate.
The candidate must possess GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above in English and Mathematics. You will also be required to undertake a NVQ/BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff
The successful candidate must also be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, as they will be working within a busy team and will be communicating with a variety of professionals across the Trust
The successful candidate will be provided with full training and will be required to work across sites at both Clatterbridge and Arrowe Park Hospital.
- Provide a core distribution service to wards departments and clinics.
- Receive medicinal products from suppliers in line with (SOPs).
- Input goods into the Pharmacy Robot (automated stock receipt and picking system).
- Against a pre-defined ward/department/clinic stock top-up sheet, visit the clinical area to determine stock requirements.
- Pick pharmaceutical products in Wirral Pharmacy Stores against the pharmacy computer generated picking list for wards and departments and outside clinics.
- Accuracy check stock medicines to ensure that stock is picked correctly. This requires periods of concentration up to 30 minutes at any time.
- Deal with queries regarding stock requests and provide information to staff within clinical areas within and external to the Trust.
- Assemble emergency drug boxes in accordance with a manufacturing worksheet and make necessary stock movement on the pharmacy stock control system.
- Manually handle IV fluids, bulk feed deliveries and manoeuver cages and tote boxes for delivery to external customers e.g. wards/departments and outside clinics.
- Train new members of pharmacy staff to ensure they are competent to undertake top ups to wards and clinics and pick medicines accurately.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
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Benefits
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