To lead and supervise the work of pharmacy support staff in the dispensary to ensure the provision of a safe and effective pharmacy service to the hospital wards, departments and CMHCs To read, interpret and dispense prescriptions in an accurate and timely manner To co-operate with and support Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in providing and developing the pharmacy service Carries out reception duties in pharmacy, including handing over medication to patients and portersMain duties of the job Use own initiative to prioritise workload in order to meet departmental deadlines To work unsupervised whilst recognising the need to refer to others for support/guidance when required. To lead and supervise the workload of the dispensary pharmacy assistants. Re-assigning tasks as necessary. To dispense inpatient, outpatient, discharge, leave and repeat prescriptions according to SOPs, including those patients requiring medication compliance aids. This will include inputting prescription data accurately on the pharmacy stock control system To carry out reception duties in pharmacy, including handing over medication to patients, clinical staff and porters To be responsible for the general tidiness, checking storage and distribution of medicines and adequate stocking of the dispensary, and ensure good stock rotation in order to minimise expired stock. To act as cover to the outpatient pharmacy technician when they are not rostered and assist in covering the service during leave. To carry out top ups of medication on wards against an approved stock list, including stock for emergency drugs cupboards. To support with stock list reviews. To complete a ward stock expiry date check every 3 months and facilitating medication returns to dispensary where required. To participate in other duties to support and develop medicines optimisation.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care