Senior Pharmacy Assistant

As part of the multidisciplinary team you will improve key performance indicators such as time to discharge and length of stay and support medicines administration.
The pharmacy department is fully modernised and we have an integrated electronic health record / electronic prescribing system.
All assistants are expected to work very closely with a well-established team of pharmacists and technicians to ensure our services are safe, effective and caring. This approach has been shown to reduce length of stay; get patients home earlier in the day, reduce readmission rates, reduce drug expenditure, and improve patient and staff experience.
What do you need to know about the ward pharmacy service? You will spend your working week on your ward or in the dispensary. You will actively participate in the multi-disciplinary team supporting medicines administration and processes related to admission and safe discharge.

Working for our organisation
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs., Key results from the job holder
+ To receive, interpret, dispense and handout prescriptions in line with departmental standard operating procedures.
+ To undertake patient counselling in the pharmacy / wards under the supervision of a pharmacist or more senior pharmacy technician and in accordance with pharmacy procedures
+ To supply medication to wards , departments and other agencies.
+ To recycle or destroy medicines returned from wards, departments and external agencies.
+ To order, issue and receive medication and maintain pharmacy stock control system.
+ To check expiry dates and safe storage of medicines within areas of responsibility ensuring effective action is taken when necessary.
+ To participate in clinical trials under direct supervision ensuring relevant details are maintained in trials documentation.
+ To assist in audit and surveys as directed by line manager.
+ To support medicines administration at ward level.
Planning and Organisational Duties
+ To have understanding of & implement relevant departmental procedures.
+ To suggest improvements to departmental procedures through line management where appropriate.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
+ To communicate in a professional manner, factual information about availability of medicines to other Trust staff, external departments and patients
+ To participate in the induction training of student technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and other relevant members of the pharmacy team.
+ To train and supervise the work of pharmacy assistants.
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Recruitment Information for Candidates

Due to considerable investment tthe Pharmacy Department at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to appoint motivated and dynamic senior pharmacy assistants.
Are you an ambitious and looking for an exciting new challenge? Are you wanting to be an integral part of an acute Trust that embraces transformation and is passionate about delivering safe and effective care. If your answers are yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.
Directly accountable to a Lead Pharmacy Technician you will help the team to shape services and standards, driving improvements in medicines optimisation. You will have a good background as a pharmacy assistant and will use your skills already acquired to deliver high quality care to our patients.
You will need to be motivated, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure, to provide excellent patient care and deliver the Trust's Medicines Optimisation strategy.