Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Assistant
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Pharmacy Assistant Opportunities
The Pharmacy Department has exciting development opportunities for enthusiastic individuals to join our team of Pharmacy Assistants. If you wish to be part of a dynamic and innovative team, and start a career in Pharmacy, join us as a Pharmacy Assistant.
This would be an exciting first step on a potential career in Pharmacy and subject to recruitment processes, could lead to further qualifications leading to becoming a student pre-registration pharmacy technician and a registered Pharmacy technician.
Hours
- 37.5 hrs per week
- Staff will be expected to work weekends, Bank Holidays & late duties on a rotational basis.
- Staff are expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business and services provided as required.
About the Role
Under the supervision of Senior Technicians, you will be involved in a broad range of activities in the Pharmacy department. This post will be within our busy dispensary that caters to Dorset County Hospitals Inpatients, Outpatients and also to the Dorset Healthcare Community Hospitals.
Qualifications and Skills
- You will have received a good standard of general education and have attained a GCSE grade C or above in Mathematics and English (or equivalent).
- You must be suitable to undertake and achieve a Level 2 Pharmacy Services qualification within a minimum of 12 months.
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Flexible approach to work
- Open to changing practices
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Ability to work in a professional and timely manner
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Computer literacy (appropriate training on pharmacy systems will be provided)
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About Us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission
To provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them.
Our Vision
Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
Facilities
The purpose-built Pharmacy provides a clinical pharmacy service to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The dispensary and distribution teams benefit from a new BD robot installation, a Prescription Tracking System and the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration is in use throughout the hospital.
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- Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
Visa Sponsorship
Right to work in the UK: This role is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this role in line with UKVI regulations.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Eleanor Lake
- Job title: Dispensary Manager
- Email address: eleanor.lake@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01305 255587
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