About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. This is a 12 month fixed term post.
We are looking for a dedicated Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant (MMPA) to support the Medicine Management Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists at ward level to provide Medicines Management services.
The role includes duties such as patient counselling, assembling medicines at ward level, topping up wards with stock.
You will also participate in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and in associated pharmaceutical duties.
Full training will be provided in the department. You must have a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.
Experience of working in a pharmaceutical related or hospital environment is essential. The applicant must possess an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services.
Working hours include a weekly late shift till 6:30pm, working 1 in 8 weekends as per the rota and 1 bank holiday per year.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To sort returned drugs/waste at ward level, separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure.
To participate in the "topping-up" service supplying stocks of medicinal products to wards and departments and participate in the 'non-stock' top up service to one stop wards.
To provide information to patients/carers, according to procedures; to provide information about prescription payment, exemption and further supplies as well.
To supervise as required, less experienced pharmacy support workers, pre-registration pharmacy technicians.
To participate in the in-house continuing education programme for medicine management team.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
Desirable
NVQ level 2 certificate in pharmacy services or equivalent NVQ customer services
Previous Experience Essential
1 year of experience working as a Support Worker within a multidisciplinary healthcare team Experience of dealing with members of the public in a service capacity
Desirable
1 year working as pharmacy support worker, preferably dispensary based Knowledge of prescription charges and exemptions
Skills Essential
Good oral and written communication skills Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload Good team player Able to work with minimal supervision, and as a part of a team Enthusiastic, reliable, hardworking, polite Committed to a high standard of patient care IT literate Proven customer care skills
Desirable
Efficient and accurate dispensing
Knowledge Essential
Pharmaceutical Practice
Desirable
Dispensing Hospital Pharmacy Practice Drug Distribution
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day Smart professional appearance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)