Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our small, friendly and progressive inpatient pharmacy department at Weston General Hospital, part of theUniversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a Pharmacy stores assistant to support the technical staff in our stores area, in the efficient running of these departments. This is a fixed-term, 6 month position and you will be expected to partake in the weekend/bank holiday rota once training has been provided.
Applicants must possess a good standard of education with good computer, communication and manual handling skills. You must be able to work alone and in a team, prioritise and organize your own work and work efficiently and accurately. An understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues is essential.
Pharmacy experience is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided.

• Liaises with other Assistant(s) to provide support of technical staff in order to maintain efficient running of the Pharmacy and other Departments and wards of the Hospital.
• Undertake “top-up” of medicines to departments and wards of the hospital.
• Dispensing of routine prescriptions.
• Undertake telephone answering and receptionist duties within the department.
• Process and fill requisitions from departments and wards.
• Receive, check, computerise and store medicines upon delivery from suppliers.
• Return suitable unused, issued medicines to stock for subsequent re-issue
• Undertake distribution duties to departments and wards as necessary.
• Use and maintain robot software and hardware in line with SOPs.
• Check pharmacy stock to ensure suitability of medicines for issue.
• Maintain the department in a clean and tidy condition.
• Undertake “top-up” of BOC Gases.
• To be involved with general ordering and ordering-related queries.
• Gain an understanding of the automated dispensing Robot.
• Maintain stock rotation.
• Routine medication expiry checks.
• Assisting in the delivery and distribution of IV fluids

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.