About this role
Job summary
Pharmacy Department at Kettering General Hospital is looking for Pharmacy Dispensary Support Worker .
In this role, you will provide general dispensing and reception duties in the Pharmacy department at Kettering General Hospital.You will also support the pharmacy dispensary team in providing a high-quality, pro-active service that has the patient at the center of everything they do.
The Pharmacy department values all its staff and encourages them to reach both their personal and professional potential.The in-house education and training team will support you by sign posting personal and professional courses that are available, as well as supporting you if you undertake some trainingAll on the job training will be provided by in-house competency based training plans
Main duties of the job
Basic dispensing of medicines for individual patients Work on reception taking in medicine requests and answering the phone File all paperwork on a daily basis Handle cash / debit card activities when accepting prescription charges Prepare the deliveries for the external clinics Keep the dispensary and reception area clean and tidy Phone patients to let them know their medication is available.
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more details about this role, please refer to attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications Essential
2 GCSE in math and English language grade 4-9 or A-C
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Able to work to procedures Evidence of: Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/time management
Desirable
Worked in another hospital or retail Pharmacy Able to offer advice on the safe storage of drugs
Skills Essential
Able to communicate with all other members of the team Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable
Able to communicate with other healthcare professionals IT skills (for Pharmacy computer)
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes Essential
Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users Self-motivation Ability to work flexibly Ability to concentrate for long periods
Desirable
Ability to stand/be on feet for long periods of time Able to deal with regular interruptions and demands Able to deal with distressed or aggressive people on the phone / face to face Ability to cope with occasional exposure to unpleasant smells
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)