Senior Pharmacy Assistant (Wards and Community Services)

at  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a pharmacy assistant to join our pharmacy community services team. You will be working clinically (on acute wards/community hospitals), within dispensary, and will be required to support our 7 day pharmacy service (on a rota basis) for the Ipswich site.
For Band 3 you will have a Full Level 2 NVQ (or equivalent) in pharmacy service skills, at least 2 GCSEs (or equivalent) grade C or above (9-4), and relevant experience. If these are not held the position will be considered as a developmental role to start in a Band 2, while you are supported in completing the required skills and competencies (length of development will be determined on past experience and completion of the Self Led Education and Development Scheme (SLEDS) training programme). Previous experience, qualification and accreditations will be considered.
To provide a high quality service to our patients you will be a team player with the ability to work flexibly, react positively to change and know the limitations of the role. You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team. You must be able to follow written procedures, work under supervision and complete tasks accurately to set deadlines.
We welcome calls to find out more information. Tours of the department available upon request.
About our Pharmacy Service
Work within the dispensary aiding timely dispensing of medicines for Trust and Community Services patients.
Support the pharmacy clinical team at ward level to assist in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients within the Trust, including community hospitals (East Suffolk), hospice and other external bodies corporate, through the provision of a safe and efficient ward based medicines optimisation service in accordance with local guidelines, policies and procedures.
Responsible for managing pharmacy stock replenishment (top-up) service (including the automated stock cabinets) across the Trust.
Written standard operating procedures are available for work undertaken and you must adhere to them unless otherwise authorised.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England , employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you .
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