Job Description

Do you have a passion for healthcare, attention to detail, and a desire to make a real difference to patient care? Join our friendly and dynamic ward based Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Dorset as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant.

We're looking for someone who is:

Enthusiastic, reliable, and organised



A great team player with strong communication skills



Comfortable working in a fast-paced hospital environment



As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant, you'll play a crucial part in ensuring the safe, effective, and timely supply of medicines across our hospitals. Working alongside pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, your responsibilities will include:



Assessing patients' own medications for suitability of use



Managing the supply of medications and providing a one-stop dispensing service



Ensuring medicines are stored and handled safely and in line with legal and clinical standards



Working closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patient care



You will be required to work on the late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas. You will also be required to work flexibly.



The Trust and Pharmacy Team values and champions inclusivity and diversity. We are open to discussions on flexible working, part time and job share opportunities.



Informal visits and enquiries are fully supported and encouraged.



Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.



UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.



This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.



Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.



Main Purpose



To deliver an efficient and effective medicines management service to the Trust's in-patient wards by undertaking POD (Patient's own Drugs) assessments, and reducing unnecessary wastage on discharge by managing the medication supply pathway and providing a one-stop dispensing service.



To support professional and technical staff in the dispensary in the provision of an efficient dispensing service, including good housekeeping and general administration duties.



General Duties



To support Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians with the Clinical Pharmacy service



Creating non-stock order sheets for Pharmacists to authorise prior to dispensing



Checking PODs as appropriate for use whilst an inpatient



To complete near patient dispensing in the ward environment to support timely patient discharge



To dispense prescriptions for hospital in patients and out patients, discharge prescriptions and controlled drugs for all service users