Pharmacy Support Worker Dispensary

We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Support Worker who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Duties include dispensing and labelling prescriptions for patients, working in the dispensary serving patients and staff on pharmacy reception and general dispensary administration.
Applicants must be keen to learn, hardworking and able to work under pressure. Applicants must have at least a Grade C or grade 4 GCSE in English, Maths and a Science
A flexible approach to the above duties is required, together with good communication and interpersonal skills, initiative and the ability to work as part of a team.
The successful candidate will have to undertake NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
To book in prescriptions and monitor the flow of work
To monitor room temperature in the dispensary, CD room and trial room.
To put checked, dispensed items in the delivery boxes.
To assist with expiry date monitoring in the dispensary.
To sort returned drugs, separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to procedure.
To be trained to label and dispense medicinal products in accordance with procedure.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.