Pharmacy Support Worker

We are looking to fill a part time vacancy for a Pharmacy Support Worker within the Pharmacy Department at Scunthorpe General Hospital.

The job involves mainly working within various areas of the Pharmacy department to ensure medicines are available as ward stock or for individual patients, they also support the ward-based teams who work on the front line in a patient-facing role., The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly in supporting the Trust's directive of seven-day working, participating in rotas and/or shift working as necessary including weekend and bank holiday working.

We require the candidate to be experienced in dispensing and you must hold an NVQ2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.

The candidate must have a sound educational background having GCSE level C or above (or equivalent) or proven numeracy/literacy skills to an acceptable level will be required.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible and have the ability to work in a busy and demanding working environment. You will need to be enthusiastic with good communication skills.

Computer literacy would be an advantage.

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.