Dispensary Assistant

Dispensary Assistant Grade - Band 3 Contract - Permanent Hours - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) * Part time * Full time * 37.5 hours per week * Flexible working Job ref - 246-COR(phone number removed)-A Site - Hellesdon Hospital Town - Norwich Salary - £24,071 - £25,674 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period - Yearly Closing - 28/10/2024 23:59 Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health. Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us! We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed. YOUR APPLICATION It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted. We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us through the email below. PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox. Job overview Dispensary Assistant Would you like to join our friendly team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust as a dispensary assistant? Based at Hellesdon Hospital, the dispensary provides a high-quality pharmacy service. The dispensary currently supplies medication to a variety of wards including Adult Acute, dementia and complexity in later life, child and adolescent and forensic services. We also provide a clozapine supply service to a large number of outpatients, the majority of which is processed by our robotic dispensing machine. If you are motivated, hard working and have good communication skills with good accuracy and attention to detail, then this may be a good opportunity for you. You will need a NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent. Main duties of the job The post holder will: * Manage the stores and pre-pack service of the pharmacy * Enter on the computer, generate orders, compile and supply ward stock items * Be lead for top-up services to allocated wards and departments * Dispense in-patient and out-patient prescriptions and individual named-patient medications * Deputise for Pharmacy Receptionist * Maintain hygiene, health and safety through performing routine housekeeping tasks in the pharmacy department Working for our organisation Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us? We are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and pushing ahead with exciting transformation work. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Some of the benefits you can expect: * NHS pension * a comprehensive in house & external training programmes * career progression * starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) * staff physio service * NHS discounts and many more Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria * NVQ level 2, including dispensing module * 5 GCSEs grade C or above (or equivalent) in a science subject, mathematics and English Experience Essential criteria * Experience of dispensing * Working in a busy dispensary environment Desirable criteria * NHS experience