Apprentice Pharmacy assistant

The successful applicant will work as part of our clinical inpatient team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers deliver excellent patient care and ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within the service.

You should be self-motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a willingness to undertake a Level 2 apprenticeship the fixed term employment contract.

As a purely clinical service there is no pharmacy-based dispensary commitment, bank holiday or weekend working. We can also offer flexible working hours and are committed to improving working lives. 

The Pharmacy Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust is a well-established team with a wealth of expertise in both Mental Health and Community services and continues to provide high quality clinical input into all aspects of the health provision delivered by the organisation. We are a supportive team committed to the education and development of our expanding service.

This role involves working within a mental health inpatient setting. For safeguarding reasons, applicants must be 18 years or older.

Please note: This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

To monitor fridge and ambient temperatures in the dispensary according to procedure, reporting discrepancies and taking remedial action immediately To develop skills in compiling stock orders ensuring they are transmitted to the Acute Trust in a timely manner To ensure all stock is received, delivered and checked into the ward in accordance with Trust procedure and is placed in the correct stock cupboards To monitor for expired stock and ensure it is disposed of in accordance with Trust procedure To work with the Pharmacy Technicians to learn how to review and alter stock lists To learn how to check suitability for re-use of any unwanted stock items and process according to audit procedures To develop skills in electronic systems to ensure that stock lists are updated and maintained and to understand the retention period for paper records To learn and develop skills in using the Ascribe pharmacy medicines management computer/labelling system To learn the skills required to accurately undertake the dispensing of medication To learn the skills required in ensuring that all computer transactions relating to medication and patient details are accurate Undergo a dispensing validation assessment To develop a good working knowledge of which medicines are stocked, their forms and strengths to minimise the risk of selection errors

Training:

Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2.

Training Outcome:

Opportunity to apply for other roles within the NHS.

Employer Description:
Lancashire & South Cumbria is a Mental Health & Wellbeing Trust. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Working Hours :
Shift work, exact working days and hours TBC.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Number skills