Pharmacy Assistant

at  Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Hello, I’m Prit the Chief Pharmacy Tech in Operations.
The Team at SWBH Pharmacy are looking for enthusiastic and ambitious Rotational Pharmacy Assistants to join our friendly team ready for our exciting move to our brand new Midland Metropolitan Hospital which is due to open in October 2024.
Are you an experienced dispenser in community pharmacy who is ready for the next step in your career and wants to venture into a brand new hospital pharmacy?
Or are you an experienced dispenser working in a hospital pharmacy and are ready to expand your existing knowledge and rotate into Stores & Distribution, Dispensary and also onto Clinical Ward Services and want to have the opportunity to experience working in a brand new hospital?
If yes, then look no further and apply today for this amazing opportunity!
We have an extensive training package which will be provided within each rotation to ensure you have the support you need to excel in this very rare and exciting role.
SWBH have created a great career pathway for ATOs to progress onto bigger and better things within hospital pharmacy.
You will require an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) for this role.
For further information regarding the role or to arrange an informal visit please contact Pritiben Narshi on 0121 507 5250/3295.

WE HAVE THREE NEWLY EMERGING STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:

Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
This role is a rotational pharmacy assistant position where you will be rotating into 3 main areas of Pharmacy.
Please refer to the job description for further details on what this role has to offer

Rotating into the following areas of Pharmacy on a rotational basis:

• Dispensary
• Clinical Ward Services
• Stores & Distribution

You will be working under the direct supervision of Senior Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists throughout all rotations.
Training will be provided in all rotational areas to ensure you are competent in all aspects of the role.
There will be a requirement to work across all of our sites on a rotational basis, including the new Midland Metropolitan Hospital.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.