Dispensary Flow Co-ordinator, Band 4

We are delighted to advertise for an initial 12-month fixed term role supporting workflow within our busy and dynamic dispensary at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

You will be working closely with the Dispensary Leadership team to ensure that the workflow of outpatient, inpatient and discharge prescriptions is managed in the most timely and efficient way possible.

You will also be an integral part of a multi-skilled Dispensary team, carrying out Final Accuracy Checking, again with appropriate training provided.

If you are a tenacious, forward-thinking and proactive individual, who is committed to help us grow a diverse Pharmacy team which supports each other, then you will fit right in. We are looking for an individual with great people skills and a natural motivator.

Please get in touch if you would like to know more about this exciting role.

Secondment will be considered.

To include late night, bank holiday and weekends as per department rota

Main duties of the job

Co-ordinating, supervising and monitoring day to day operation of the Pharmacy Dispensary under guidance of the Dispensary Leadership team in the provision of a safe and effective Pharmacy service in line with current policies, procedures.

Monitor worklists in real time and ensure appropriate prioritisation.

Undertake dispensing of prescriptions in an accurate and timely manner and to use professional knowledge to ensure that such duties are performed in accordance with Good Dispensing Practice. To provide support, mentorship and training to Pharmacy Assistants and new starters in all processes and procedures associated with the dispensary service.

Final Accuracy Checking a variety of prescriptions as per SOPs.

When necessary, to undertake medicines optimisation duties on the Discharge Wards, improving the quality of care to patients in a clinical area by means of an efficient medicines optimisation system.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHT) is a large NHS trusts, with two sites; Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General serving all of Gloucestershire. Located on the fringes of the Cotswolds, the county is easily accessible by road/rail networks to both Birmingham (45 miles) & Bristol (32 miles). This puts Gloucestershire within easy reach of both metropolitan areas and beautiful countryside.

GHT has many support networks in place to ensure staff well-being, including a specialist well-being hub, exercise and activity classes and sports teams. GHT also fully supports the NHS Green Plan.

The pharmacy department has approximately 240 staff across both sites, and provides dispensary services, medicines information, procurement services and a full clinical service to wards. There is a regular free shuttle bus allowing easy transport between hospitals, both of which are located in the city/town centres with access to shops and cafes.

Pharmacy is committed to supporting the Trust to deliver its vision of best care for everyone, we strive to provide the whole team with the necessary skills and ongoing support to make a real difference to patient care, including a program to develop prescribing roles. We are at the forefront of many exciting projects including the recently introduced electronic prescribing system, a pharmacist led orthopaedic admission service and many projects to encourage the sustainable use of medicines within the Trust.