Senior Pharmacy Assistant

Would you like a new challenge? Would you like to make a real difference to patients' treatment? As a senior ward based pharmacy assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the Acute Medicine Admissions Wards , Accident & Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre and nursing teams in ensuring that medicines are safely stored and readily available to the wards, clinics and associated areas. You will assist in the provision of a high quality patient focused medicines management and dispensary service to patients at the Trust.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust aims to be a hospital of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to improve all aspects of the patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
There are many reasons to work at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country and in partnership with Imperial College London is one of the UK's first academic health science centres (AHSCs). The creation of the AHSC is a major advance for patient care, clinical teaching and scientific invention and innovation.
The Trust consists of Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea, St Mary's and Western Eye Hospitals., + To support the ward managers in maintaining safe storage and temperature control of medications in all areas of the ward(s).
+ To assist in the provision of a high quality 'topping up' and 'self-ordering' distribution service of pharmaceutical supplies to wards, clinics and associated areas.
+ To assist in the provision of a high quality pharmacy stores service to the wards, clinics and associated areas.
+ To ensure that stock levels for 'topped up' areas are appropriate and that the stock is in date and appropriately rotated.
+ To assist in the provision of a high quality patient focused medicines management and dispensary service to patients at the Trust
+ In association with the senior technician, ward/department manager and specialist pharmacists to ensure that stock lists are updated and adequately reflect the needs of the area.
+ To undertake day-to-day housekeeping tasks and other basic duties as per section rota's.

Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.