This bank post sits in the Pharmacy Operational team at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and is advertised by NHS Professionals for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. The two-month role centres on dispensing inpatient prescriptions, including MDS trays, processing prescriptions through the tracking system, and packing ward deliveries and stock checks. It is a full-time, weekday day-shift role of 37.5 hours. Applicants need an NVQ or BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and pharmacy, hospital or community experience.
What the job involves
- Accurately label and dispense inpatient prescriptions under the supervision of a Pharmacy Technician, including MDS trays
- Print inpatient and discharge prescriptions from the e-prescribing system, book them into the prescription tracking system and pass them to the dispensary team in priority order
- Pack checked and dispensed prescriptions and other items into ward bags for delivery to wards, theatres and departments, in line with the porters' schedule
- Carry out daily cyclical stock checks under the supervision of a Pharmacy Technician and deal appropriately with returned stock and medicines
- Help ensure adequate medicine supplies, manage stock control and monitor storage conditions for medicines
Qualifications
- NVQ or BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience
- Experience in pharmacy, hospital or community settings
Nice to have
- Experience using the CMM computer system
- Dispensing experience, including Monitored Dosage System (MDS) trays
What’s offered
- Access to learning and development opportunities for career progression
- Flexible shifts and committed shifts
- Wellbeing resources
- Paid annual leave
- Access to shifts across more than 50 partner NHS Trusts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
