Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Patient Services

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to deliver a high standard of care to patients within the Trust through the provision of a safe and effective dispensing service at Orpington Hospital., o Dispensing medicines for inpatient and discharge prescriptions ensuring the work is carried out accurately, safely and efficiently following current departmental procedures. o Facilitating the 'fast track' dispensing of medicines as needed for patients. o Accurately supply and dispense Controlled Drugs (CDs) on request from clinical areas and discharge/ outpatient prescriptions in accordance with departmental procedures and legal requirements for record keeping, storage, and transportation of CDs. o Accurately dispensing private, compassionate and unlicensed use prescriptions in accordance with departmental procedures and legal requirements for record keeping. o Conducting reception duties and answering the telephone promptly and politely as needed. o Processing to-follow prescriptions in accordance with departmental procedures. o Overseeing the safe receipt, handling and storage of medicines in the dispensary. o Overseeing dispensary housekeeping activities to facilitate the smooth running of patient services. This includes but is not limited to co-ordinating expiry date checking and stock rotation on shelves, undertaking weekday filing & stock cycle counts and weekly dispensary consumables top-ups. o Supporting the supervision of assistants in the team through the organisation and prioritisation of workload.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley. King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Our values at King's, are that we're a kind, respectful team;

• Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work
• Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed
• Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional