About this role
Job summary
Are you a keen and positive individual looking for a career change or your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic staff to join our modern purpose-built facilities at the Colchester hospital site.
You will be based within the Pharmacy department but will spend a significant amount of time working around the hospital site, ensuring the supply and delivery of medicines to clinical areas.
Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential.
ESNEFT recently completed a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.
In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).
About our Pharmacy Service https://esneft.pagetiger.com/csusdpr/1
Main duties of the job
Provide a holistic Medicines Supply service to both internal and external customers in line with agreed pharmacy standards.
Carry out a re-stocking service to the supply service customers.
Receipt pharmaceuticals into the department from external wholesalers and suppliers; checking invoices diligently and in line with departmental procedures; then storing within Pharmacy in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
Issue and prepare goods for dispatch to customers.
Assist the Principal Technician for Stores and Distribution Services in ensuring that all required medication safety and governance issues are actioned within the working environment.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Daily administration of stock using an electronic stock management system(s) - including stock checking and reconciliation Demonstrates effective communication skills through team working in complex/multi-disciplinary team environments Self-Managing daily workload - in a stock/stores/logistics environment Checking, storage and distribution of medicines or equivalent goods in regulated and controlled environments Acute/Community pharmacy stock management Experience of dealing with members of the public in a service capacity ensuring good customer service Working with all levels of pharmacy staff including management. Use of computers
Desirable
Experience of Pharmacy Robotic systems Has provided training to junior staff Competent undertaking ward stock top ups Experience using databases and basic report writing Experience using Inventory Management Software. Experience using Epic Software
Qualifications Essential
Secondary education; GCSE Maths and English (Grade C / 4 or higher) or equivalent qualifications
Desirable
NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills/ Level 2 standard or GPhC recognised equivalent qualification.
Knowledge Essential
Stock control procedures - including stock checking an and stock reconciliation Handling of medicines, including receiving cytotoxic medicines Goods in and Out procedures Pharmacy Key performance indicators (KPI's) Medicines Optimisation
Desirable
Distribution practices and supply chain logistics
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 Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)