Senior Pharmacy Assistant

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Are you looking for an career in mental health services or the NHS? If so, you could be well suited to this role.
We are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Assistant to be part of the Trust Medicines Management Team working with our Inpatient Pharmacy Team in Brighton & Hove. You will be responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical duties and supporting Pharmacists and Medicines Management technicians at ward level.
This post is subject to a standard check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
This post presents an opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant motivated by the desire to improve patient care, by supporting the Inpatient Pharmacy Team in Brighton & Hove. You will be working with Specialist Pharmacists and Technicians to provide this service.
You will be a point of contact for healthcare professionals and pharmacy staff for stock issues including drug chart transcription and medicines transfers between different care settings.
You will assist in the provision of a safe, efficient and effective pharmaceutical services to all units and wards of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust within the locality.
This specific post is responsible for the facilitation, development and provision of pharmacy (supply) services to the mental health units and wards of this Trust within the locality.
You will be actively involved with medicines management duties, ordering stock and all consumable supplies and assisting the Senior Pharmacy Technician with technical developments for this service.
You will be actively involved in checking of Patient Own Drugs (PODs) to ensure their safe, suitability and accuracy for patient use.
The role requires an organised, flexible individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The team provides a well-structured support system, access to training, with opportunity for development.
We are a friendly and committed pharmacy team, who are keen to support the wellbeing of our patients and each other.
Sussex Partnership is one of the largest mental health trust in the UK. The physical health of our mental health patients is important to us and with the live expectancy of patients with serious mental health dying 15 to 20 years earlier, the trust is committed to reducing this risk and pharmacy play a key role in this.
About us
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

YOU CAN EXPECT:

Access to full psychological support, the wellbeing team
Excellent supervision programmes.
Flexible working opportunities
Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
A position within a trust rated as Outstanding for caring and Good overall by the CQC
Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + bank holidays)
Excellent NHS Pension Scheme
We encourage flexible working . We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
Please see detailed job description and person specification for further information regarding this role. If you have any queries please feel free to contact us to discuss further. We would love to speak with you to see if you are a good fit for this role

Please refer the Job description for details