Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant

You will support ward-based top-up services, monitor medicine stocks and expiry dates, maintain emergency drug supplies and ensure medicines are stored appropriately. You will assist with the supply, dispensing and transfer of medicines, assess patients' own drugs in line with standard operating procedures, and escalate supply issues to the appropriate team. You will help ensure patients have access to relevant medication information, referring queries to clinical colleagues as needed. Additional responsibilities include supporting audits, collecting performance data, maintaining accurate records, training new staff within your scope of practice and following departmental procedures. You will also contribute to service meetings, provide cross-cover and participate in rota-based duties.

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We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Essential: - NVQ2 level in Pharmacy Services or equivalent; - GCSEs grade C or above or equivalent in English, Mathematics and Science

Desirable: - Completion of Patients Own Drugs checking accreditation

Essential: - Previous pharmacy experience

Desirable: - Previous experience in a customer facing role

Essential: - Demonstratable use of Microsoft Office applications: Excel, powerpoint and word; - Demonstratable experience of maintaining excellent attention to detail; - Excellent written and verbal communication; - Ability to prioritise tasks appropriately and delegate tasks to meet deadlines; - Flexible team worker to meet the needs of the service; - Ability to work without supervision; - Able to work under pressure

Desirable: - Experience of providing training and giving feedback on performance

Desirable: - Understanding of audits and audit cycles; - Understanding of following standard operating procedures

Essential: - Demonstrates Trust Values