Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant
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Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant
We are looking for an enthusiastic and determined individual to work 37.5 hours per week to join our progressive team with a national reputation for innovation and development.
You will be part of a broad pharmacy team working using your skills for inpatients, outpatients, and clinical trials patients.
About the Role
We are a growing team and there are lots of exciting opportunities for personal and professional development. Individuals will spend time working outside of the department with key stakeholders including the clinical research team and sponsor representatives.
The post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. Weekend cover will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital to support the 7-day clinical service to the Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. Opportunities for further development are available within our forward-thinking service.
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Part-time hours may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Undertake activities at ward level and within the pharmacy department which contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients, e.g., medicines supply, dispensing medication.
- Communicate routine information with other healthcare staff to ensure that a safe and effective system of supply of medicines is maintained to patients.
- Communicate routine information with patients/carers concerning their medicines, which may include to patients with communication difficulties.
- Demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post.
About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
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High-quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Contact
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
For further details or informal visits contact:
- Name: Lesley Renforth
- Job title: Specialist Technician
- Email address: lesleyjane.renforth@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0191 2932729
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