Pharmacy Assistant (Dispensary) Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @CRHCareers @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital

To oversee the safe and efficient dispensing of medicines for hospital outpatient and inpatients.
To undertake the sale of over-the-counter medicines.
To undertake a range of reception duties for the pharmacy dispensaries.
Delivery of medications to clinical areas.
Filing and other general administrative duties., 1. To carry out general stock management duties in all areas of the pharmacy including receipt of goods, transfers, stock counts, stock rotation and investigation of stock discrepancies when necessary.
2. To undertake the dispensing of medicines under the direction of Pharmacy Technicians, including interpretation of prescriptions, labelling and assembly of medicines
3. To undertake the delivery of dispensed items to wards and other clinical areas in accordance with departmental rotas and in response to patient need.
4. To undertake pharmacy reception duties including receipt of prescriptions, handling of prescription charges etc.
5. To undertake the relevant rotational in house training programme (including relevant aspect of the Level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy, and the Counter Assistants course) under the guidance of the Team Leader and the supervision of the technical staff in Patient Services.
6. To undertake any other duties which may be requested by the Head of Medicines Management or Team Leader
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

We are looking for someone with an interest in Pharmacy who has an eye for detail, is hardworking, ambitious, is able to problem solve and has excellent communication skills.
You will ideally have an NVQ2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services or be willing to work towards this, with in-house training provided.
We are a small team who work over 3 dispensaries within the Hospital. You will be given full training in each of the dispensaries and complete work-based competencies under the guidance of a qualified member of staff.
There are numerous training and development opportunities within the department for the right candidate.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is North Derbyshire's only acute district general hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services; we're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust as 'Good'. Our vision is to be an outstanding provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care to our patients and being a great place to work for our people.
The pharmacy department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is modern, pro-active, forward-thinking and well respected both locally and nationally. We have won individual and team awards for innovation and clinical excellence in the Trust's staff recognition awards and have won awards at the Pharmacy Congress for our service developments. We have also been shortlisted for Health Service Journal awards.