Pharmacy Assistant for Distribution

Could you play an important part within a busy pharmacy team and help with the preparation and supply of medicines to patients?
If this interests you, then we would like to hear from you. The GSTT distribution team currently have vacancies for pharmacy assistants to aid in restocking ward drug cabinets using the Omnicell system, maintaining and optimizing the automated software and hardware and providing a safe and accurate service for patients.
All pharmacy assistants work alongside pharmacy technicians and pharmacists and form an integral part of the pharmacy team.
You will be required to complete a level 2 qualification in pharmacy services over 12 months and will need a minimum A-C pass at GCSE level in mathematics, English and science or equivalent.
Candidates will be required to produce the certificates to enrol for the course.
A logical approach to tasks and an appreciation for working to established Standard Operating Procedures are very important as our patients rely on us to provide exceptional care., The postholder is responsible for receiving medicines from suppliers, inventory control and supplying medicines to all areas in the hospital as stock and dispensed for patients to take home.
The postholder will also work with robotic technology and Omnicell cabinets., + To work within Standard Operating procedures for the Store and Distribution area.
+ To receive medicines into stock from wholesalers and manufacturers, separating CDs, unlicensed and bonded medicines, IV fluids and cold storage products
+ To move all medicinal stock to the correct pharmacy location when received on EPIC
+ To ensure that clinical trial medicines, investigational medicinal products IMPs are taken directly to the named clinical trial area on delivery to the pharmacy stores or dispensary
+ To participate in the topping up service, ordering and maintaining stock for wards/departments/theatre and clinic areas against agreed stock lists
+ To supply medicines to the Omnicell cabinets including the use of barcoding of stock products into the cabinets, expiry date and stock adjustments
+ To report on and follow up on the overstocking, understocking and review of stock levels
+ To issue stock on the pharmacy computer system against a written or electronic order
+ To pick requisitioned items and pack into stock containers and return the completed orders to the requisitioning point
+ To collect and deliver pharmaceuticals, intravenous and irrigation fluids to ward/department/theatre areas, obtaining staff signatures as proof of delivery
+ To ensure that pharmaceuticals products returned to the pharmacy store are checked for the suitability for re-issue and that returns are made using the EPIC computer system
+ To file delivery notes. requisitioned orders and prescriptions in date order
+ To count daily inventory of stock using EPIC and expiry date check medicines
+ To remove expired and damaged stock
+ To deliver stock medicines and dispensed medicines to all wards, clinics, departments and theatres 7 days per week. Green bags, boxes and IV fluids
+ To maintain the level of consumables including containers, bags, stationery, water for dilution, spoons, syringes and yellow disposal bins
+ To clean and tidy shelves and equipment including the bulk fluid store
+ Robot maintenance and ensuring all medicines are processed correctly into and out of the Robot
+ To remove waste medicines to the Pharmacy 'disposal area' and dispose of safely
+ To answer the telephone according to hospital guideline
+ To assemble pharmaceuticals for Retrieval packs following Standard Operating Procedures and Health and Safety
+ Any other duties required which are judged to be within the competency of the pharmacy assistant grade, with appropriate training where required
Dispensary
+ To ensure that procedures relating to good dispensing practices are followed, and to encourage and maintain high standards and orderly methods of working
+ To participate in dispensing of inpatient and take home medication in line with dispensing standard
Training
+ To undertake the full CQF Pharmacy Services Level 2 with optional units relevant to practice area
+ To undertake and record CPD.
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS., Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.