A Senior Pharmacy Assistant post in the patient services part of the pharmacy at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. The role centres on dispensing medicines and other items to wards, departments and patients, receipting prescriptions on the Epic system and sending medicines to patients' homes. It also covers unplanned cover for the ward top-up service, delivering medicines to wards and serving customers at the dispensary hatch. Candidates must be committed to completing an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
What the job involves
- Dispense medicines and other items to wards, departments and patients
- Welcome customers at the hatch and process their prescriptions
- Receipt prescriptions on the Epic system after training
- Send medicines to patients' and carers' home addresses
- Provide unplanned cover for the ward top-up service
- Deliver medicines to wards when required
- Rotate and put away stock, keeping the dispensary tidy and safe
What’s required
Qualifications
- Secondary school education including mathematics
- Commitment to undertake an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience
- Customer service skills
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team
Skills & knowledge
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Basic computer skills
- Good attention to detail
- Initiative and common sense
- Good understanding of spoken and written English
Other
- Commitment to GOSH values
- Good team player
- Calm under pressure
- Flexible approach
Nice to have
- Previous dispensing experience
- Previous hospital experience
- Use of or knowledge of Epic systems
- Good understanding of pharmacy and NHS issues
- Stock control knowledge
- Counter Assistant Qualification
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
