About this role
Job summary
Job Description Pharmacy Assistant
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent | Full Time
Up to £30,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
Main duties of the job The Opportunity
As our pharmacy assistant, you will:
Help monitor and maintain stock levels within the Pharmacy department
Assist in the procurement of pharmaceutical stock for pharmacy and other departments using appropriate electronic systems
Support the pharmacist in dispensing controlled drugs
To participate in stock takes within the pharmacy department quarterly
To date check as required
To provide general administrative support to the department
To help with general dispensing as required
About us Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital is a stunning 46 bedded private hospital in West Hampshire with specialisms in Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Urology, Women's Health and Spinal surgery. The hospital also benefits from having onsite Radiology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy so we can give our patients a complete package of care. There are 16 consulting rooms with speciality outpatient rooms, 46 private patient bedrooms with en-suite facilities, 24 hr resident doctor on site (RMO) and four operating theatres and one endoscopy suite.
Job description Job responsibilities Build a brighter future while you're helping us build a healthier nation. At Nuffield Health, our approach is to fully integrate medicines into a personalised pathway of patient care. That means you'll benefit from a way of working that allows you to do the best job you can. It's everything you need to grow your career. It starts with you.
The Person
To succeed as a Pharmacy Assistant, you will:
Have previous pharmacy experience
Hold a Buttercups (or equivalent) qualification in Pharmacy Services
Have excellent people skills, as you will be working closely both with patients and the wider hospital team
Have excellent computer skills
To be able to work as part of a team, and equally as confident lone working
Be motivated to provide a high quality service
To be passionate and enthusiastic in their role
To show initiative
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
It's also important that you have excellent communication and people skills, as you'll be working closely with our patients and a variety of clinical staff.
Experience Essential
As a Pharmacy Assistant at our Wessex Hospital, you with have NVQ2 or equivalent in pharmacy services and ideally have previous hospital experience
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Nuffield Health
Address Winchester Rd
Eastleigh
SO53 2DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)