Senior Pharmacy Medicines Management Assistant

Hours are 30hrs per week to include late working on a rotation and to participate in Weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotation. Consideration will be given to candidates who wish to work on a part-time basis.

The Pharmacy Department at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for Band 3 Senior Medicines Management Assistants who will work with the Clinical Pharmacists and Enhanced Role Pharmacy Technicians providing a ward based Service.

The roles will involve developing a medicines management service to provide high quality, efficient person centred care and drive improvements with Medicines Optimisation.

To undertake a range of duties providing services to in and out-patients and to wards and departments including dispensing, communication with patients and hospital staff.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Job description

You must have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show you are self motivated and flexible in your approach to your work to meet the requirements for our developing service.

You are expected to work within key performance indicators as part of the service provision and show that you can work on your own initiative with Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, Nursing staff, Medical staff and other healthcare professionals in line with the Trust values.

To support both our ward based services and dispensary we use automation through our ROWA robot and automated storage cabinets at ward level. The Pharmacy utilises aspects of our EMIS/Ascribe system to automate ordering and checking wherever possible.

To support your development, local training will be provided on medicines management to the successful candidates and your development needs will be identified through an annual individual performance development review.

Person specification

NVQ Level Qualification in Pharmacy

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy or equivalent

Dealing with patients/general public face to face oe working in a customer focused environment

Essential

• Significant experience in hospital pharmacy, which encompasses a broad range of specialised experience. Able to work as part of a team and take instructions.
• Experience of Customer Care Services-Able to communicate with all grades of staff internally and externally. Able to act as a mentor and train staff

Desirable

• Able to work in a busy environment to meet deadlines by managing own time. Ability to work effectively and accurately.
• Experience of supervision

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Computer skills could include Microsoft word, Excel and Internet knowledge and the use of automation

About the employer

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.