East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant
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Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant
We are recruiting for a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. This is a 12-month fixed-term post.
About the Role
We are looking for a dedicated Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant (MMPA) to support the Medicine Management Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists at ward level to provide Medicines Management services.
Responsibilities
- Patient counselling
- Assembling medicines at ward level
- Topping up wards with stock
- Participating in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and in associated pharmaceutical duties
Requirements
- Full training will be provided in the department
- Willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
- Experience of working in a pharmaceutical-related or hospital environment is essential
- The applicant must possess an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services
Working Hours
- Weekly late shift till 6:30 pm
- Working 1 in 8 weekends as per the rota
- 1 bank holiday per year
Core Values
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
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Additional Responsibilities
- To sort returned drugs/waste at ward level, separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure.
- To participate in the "topping-up" service supplying stocks of medicinal products to wards and departments and participate in the ‘non-stock’ top up service to one stop wards.
- To provide information to patients/carers, according to procedures; to provide information about prescription payment, exemption, and further supplies as well.
- To supervise as required, less experienced pharmacy support workers, pre-registration pharmacy technicians.
- To participate in the in-house continuing education programme for the medicine management team.
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
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Our Hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
Work-Life Balance
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Najat Carruthers
- Job Title: Lead Pharmacy Technician Medicines Management
- Email Address: najat.carruthers@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01438284032
Najat Carruthers 01438 284032
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