Senior Pharmacy Assistant

To Provide core support to dispensary staff in the dispensing of medicines to in-patients, out-patients and the supply of discharge medications. To include clinical trial and controlled drug dispensing., To dispense inpatient, outpatient, clinical trial and controlled drug prescriptions according to dispensary procedures.

To use the Pharmacy Computer system to produce dispensing labels and to make stock issues, receipt and transfers.

To be responsible for unpacking deliveries and filling the automated dispensing system.

To be responsible for putting away dispensing stock including part packs and maintaining tidy storage areas.

To participate in extemporaneous dispensing e.g. preparing creams, ointments and liquid preparations .

To participate in the training and induction of pre-registration students and ATO's.

To participate in a programme of work based training, development and appraisal.

To participate in the development of the dispensary service.

To participate in the audit of the dispensary service.

To be involved in conducting checks of expiry dates and stock levels.

To maintain accurate records within the dispensary process e.g. clinical trial records, controlled drug registers.

To receive prescriptions from staff and patients at the dispensary hatch and process prescription payments.

To participate in late duties, weekend, evening and bank holiday working according to rota.

Any other duties as requested by the Senior Technician, Operational Manager or Clinical Director of Pharmacy.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.