Pharmacy Stores Assistant

Job Overview

We are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Assistant who will work full time, based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital to assist in the provision of a first class medication supply service within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust and to support our clinical colleagues in the treatment of our patients.

Presently the Pharmacy Stores team operates fully from Monday to Friday and provides a reduced provision on Saturdays and Sundays. The successful applicant will participate on a rostered basis in providing this additional service and it is our intention to review and extend this provision across all days of the week in the near future.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide an efficient, accurate and high-quality pharmaceutical service from the Dispensary and Pharmacy Stores through the receipt, storage and distribution of medicines
• Provide timely and secure delivery of medicines, including IV fluids, dietary products, individual patient prescription supplies and controlled drugs from Pharmacy Stores and Inpatient Dispensaries to wards and departments, within the Trust, using manual and electric trolleys
• Assemble orders of medicinal products for use across the Trust
• Liaise with ward staff, Pharmacists & Technicians with respect to stock issues which may lead to the temporary alternatives being supplied
• Order and replenish stock supplies for wards and departments throughout the trust through the top-up process
• Carry out the replenishment of drugs in cardiac and anaphylaxis emergency drug boxes
• Replenish, cycle count, adjust and monitor stock within Omnicell automated drug cabinets on wards and departments within the Trust
• Maintain the automated filling of ward boxes with medicines that are output from the pharmacy robot
• Contribute to the disposal of certain types of waste (e.g., cytotoxic, cytostatic and clinical waste)

Person Specification

• Qualifications & Education: Evidence of achievement at CSE or GCSE in Mathematics and English at Grade A*-E or equivalent experience
• Knowledge & Experience: Knowledge of drug names and differences in formulations/pack sizes, experience in a similar post, experience of working in a stores/warehouse environment, receiving, storing, assembling and delivering goods, knowledge of pharmacy stock control systems, knowledge of hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures, experience of monitoring and maintaining stock, knowledge of automated dispensing systems, demonstrate an understanding of standard operating procedures and their relevance in the workplace
• Skills & Abilities: Demonstrate good oral / written communication, ability to prioritise own work to meet service requirements, good organisational skills with an ability to maintain a disciplined approach to work, ability to work as part of a team, ability to deal with routine enquiries, ability to adapt and respond promptly to changing circumstances, ability to work under pressure, ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in a busy environment, ability to maintain high levels of concentration for lengthy periods of time, basic computer skills