Pharmacy Assistant - Stores & Distribution & Satellite Pharmacy.

at  Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services is a newly formed integrated care organisation created on the 1 st August 2010, providing hospital & community services from a number of locations throughout Croydon.
The Trust comprises of the former Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3500 staff provides services for a population of over 340,000 people from diverse community groups.
Our reputation rests on three things: the quality of the services we provide, the quality of the people that provide them and the efficiency and effectiveness with which we operate. Croydon University Hospital strives to be the hospital of choice for the local population and is seeking to achieve Acute Hospital NHS foundation Trust status in the very near future.
Would you like to be part of a dynamic and innovative team that strives to provide the highest quality of patient care? Are you a team orientated individual that is looking for a challenge? If so, then this is the opportunity for you.
Pharmacy Assistant – Stores and Distribution and Satellite Pharmacy
We are looking for highly motivated individual to join our busy, friendly pharmacy department at Croydon University Hospital.
Your main role will be to provide support to the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution and Satellite Pharmacy team and participate in the ward top-up duties and late and weekend duties in Main Dispensary.
You should be organised, accurate and methodical in your approach to work; with good customer service skills and General IT awareness.
You must have GCSE or equivalent level of education including English, Maths and Science at Level C or above. You must also be qualified to NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services OR willing to undertake and achieve specified Units of NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and BTEC Level 2 in Pharmaceutical science within an agreed timescale.
A short Literacy and Numeracy test will be preceding the interview as part of the interview process.
Interview Date: Friday 18th October.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
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