Whittington Health
Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant (Weekend)
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PLEASE NOTE THIS JOB DOES NOT FALL UNDER AGENDA FOR CHANGE.
Role Overview
The Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant plays a key role in ensuring efficient and high-quality customer experience is maintained. Qualified to NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) or working towards this qualification.
Key Responsibilities
- Making sales of OTC and pharmacy-only medicines to patients and customers along with associated advice.
- Stock management including: receipt, storage, date checking, and stock housekeeping.
- Assembly of prescribed items, through to counseling patients on the use of medication.
Requirements
"MUST HAVE 2 YEARS UK COMMUNITY OR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE"
Job Opportunity
We’re Hiring – WEEKEND (8 hours per week) Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant
We have a vacancy for this exciting new venture, and are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant. Whether dispensing medication, providing pharmacy services, recommending products, and making sales, you will be providing personalized solutions to help people lead healthier lives – this is work with real purpose. You would be expected to help develop and drive forward services to meet the needs of our patients, staff, and the local community.
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About the Organisation
Please note that this post does not fall under NHS Agenda for Change as Whittington Pharmacy is a Community Interest Company.
Medical services have been delivered on the Whittington Hospital site for over 500 years. On 1st April 2011, Whittington Health was launched as a new Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) comprising The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Islington, and NHS Haringey. The Whittington and the community health services in Islington and Haringey are award-winning organizations, delivering acute and community-based health services to a population of 443,000 people.
The organization is the biggest employer in the area, with over 4,500 staff; delivering healthcare not only on the acute hospital site, which has 420 beds, but also from a variety of other community-based health centers and through visits to patients' homes across the boroughs to address the health needs of the local population. Whittington Health also works with other health, social care, and voluntary sector partners to support patients and service users from their initial appointment, whether it be with a community health team or at the hospital, all the way through to treatment and tailored aftercare.
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Further Information
For more information, please access the following link: Whittington Health
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Jackie (Chung Yin) Mak
- Job title: Superintendent Pharmacist
- Email address: chungyin.mak1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0207 288 3441
For further information or an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact Superintendent Pharmacist by email chungyin.mak1@nhs.net or 0207 288 3441.
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