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Pharmacy Assistant
Pharmacy Assistant
Ipswich Hospital | Pharmacy | Fixed Term Contract | Part time
Up to £22,500 dependent on experience
30 hours per week
Build a brighter future while you’re helping us build a healthier nation. At Nuffield Health, our approach is to fully integrate medicines into a personalised pathway of patient care. That means you’ll benefit from a way of working that allows you to do the best job you can. It’s everything you need to grow your career. It starts with you.
As a Pharmacy Assistant at our Ipswich Hospital, you’ll have obtained a Level 2 qualification in Healthcare and you’ll have proven post-qualification experience. It’s also important that you have excellent communication and people skills, as you’ll be working closely with our patients and a variety of clinical staff.
As our Pharmacy Assistant you will:
- Manage stock control of medicines and other items within the Pharmacy Department
- Assist with the procurement of pharmaceutical stock and medical gases for the pharmacy using appropriate electronic systems
- Receive and check bulk orders of medicines from our wholesalers, dealing with problems that arise in a timely and efficient fashion
- Deal with invoice queries related to the medicines received
- Distribute medicines to wards and departments within the hospital to ensure timely and effective patient treatment
- Assist in the dispensing of medicines within our dispensary, to ensure the timely and safe supply of medicines to patients
The person
To succeed as aPharmacy Assistant, you will need:
- Good standard of general education, with proven literacy and numeracy.
- 4 GCSEs including English, Maths and a Science or equivalent.
- Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (or GPhC recognised equivalent qualification), or a willingness to work towards this qualification which would be commenced in the workplace within 3 months of employment and completed within agreed timescale
- Experience of handling goods and stock management
- IT Skills
- Good communication and team-working skills
- Previous pharmacy or healthcare experience is advantageous but not essential for this role.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Expect a range of fantastic lifestyle and wellbeing rewards, like our gym membership, private healthcare and more. At Nuffield Health, we’ll take care of what’s important to you.
Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital
Set in over 19 acres of private woodland, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital is a haven of tranquillity and repose. Only private patients are treated at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, making us the only purely private hospital in East Anglia and the first within the Nuffield Health Hospitals group. We are currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for 60 beds, with areas of specialty in cataract, cosmetic, gynaecology, imaging & radiology, orthopaedics and urology & men's health Ipswich has a CQC (Care Quality Commission) rating of good.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea toright away to ensure you’re considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Ipswich - Suffolk
Fixed Term
JR0071428
REWARDS & BENEFITS
Helping you be and feel your best.
Annual Leave
25 days + Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days after 5 years and to 30 days after 10 years of service.
Nuffield Health Healthcare Plan
Membership is free for employees and you can add partner and dependants at your own cost.
Financial Wellbeing
A range of employee benefits through a Financial Wellbeing provider – including affordable loans repaid through salary, access to your pay when you need it, simple savings, a government Help to Save scheme and money insights.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Save money, get fit and reduce your carbon footprint by taking advantage of this tax-efficient scheme to get a new bike.
Gym Membership
Free membership to any Nuffield Health gym, plus discounted memberships for family members.
Online GP
Discounted access to secure video and telephone GP consultations and a suite of healthcare management tools, provided by digital healthcare company Doctor Care Anywhere.
Emotional Wellbeing Support
Access to our Emotional Wellbeing services and discounted virtual, telephone, and face-to-face treatment.
Season Ticket Loan
Spread the cost of your annual travel ticket and save money with our interest-free Season Ticket Loan benefit.
