Pharmacy Support Worker/ Apprentice Pharmacy Support Worker

About the role

Ready to launch your career in pharmacy or take on a fresh challenge? 🚀 Want to be a key player in making sure patients get the medicines they need, safely and efficiently? 🤔 Plus, get paid to learn and earn a qualification? 🤩 Then this Pharmacy Support Worker role at Kingsway Hospital Derby is calling your name!

Join our awesome pharmacy team and help us supply medicines to wards and teams across Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. We've got your back with support from a registered pharmacy technician to study for an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (if you haven't already bagged it!). 🙌

Already got your NVQ or excited to get it? We've got a clear pathway for you to grow from Band 2 to a higher-level Band 3 Pharmacy Support Worker. 📈 Expect continuous learning and opportunities to level up your personal development skills. 💪

Important stuff to know:

• You'll need to meet specific eligibility criteria for apprenticeship funding (check out Annex A - Apprenticeship funding rules 2023 to 2024) before we can get you started. 📜
• We'll need to see proof of your qualifications before your interview. 💯
• You must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years by the apprenticeship start date and have the right to work here for the whole program. 🇬🇧

This role is open because the current post holder is starting their pre-registration pharmacy technician apprenticeship with us – talk about a great internal growth story! ✨

What you'll be doing (aka your mission):

Stores, Distribution & Procurement:

• Accurately log, pick, and send out stock medications for patients using our pharmacy computer system and other tools. 💻
• Process incoming pharmacy items and orders correctly, following all procedures and health & safety rules. 📦
• Package medications super carefully for distribution to ensure they arrive on time and are correct. 🚚
• Hand out prescriptions at the dispensary hatch. 🧑‍⚕️
• Receive deliveries, check for fake medicines (yep, that's a thing!), and log them in our EMIS system. 🔍
• Help with stock checks and figure out any issues. 📊
• Order pharmaceuticals and other bits and bobs from our approved suppliers. 🛒
• Enter patient-specific ordering (PSO) details into the homecare system. 📝

Dispensary:

• Accurately dispense, assemble, and issue medications, including those we make ourselves (extemporaneous products), from your assigned workload. 💊
• Record patient information with precision, sticking to our procedures. ✍️
• Organise Clozapine outpatient cards for the week and get next week's ready for patients or clinics. 🗓️
• Input routine info into the CPMS system. 🖱️
• Help bag up Clozapine prescriptions for collection or delivery. 📦

The skills you'll need:

Communication is key! 🗣️ You'll be working solo or as part of a busy team, so being clear and a great listener is vital, especially when facing tight deadlines. Your attention to detail will be second to none. 👀

You'll be studying for your NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship, provided you meet the criteria. 📚 There might be some travel between different hospital sites as part of your rotation. 🚗

Ready to make a difference and build your future? Click APPLY FOR THIS JOB and head over to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You'll need to register if you don't have an account already. Let's get started! ✨

Key responsibilities

• Support the safe supply of medicines within the pharmacy operational team
• Study towards an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services
• Accurately input, assemble, and issue stock medication for patients
• Process routine pharmacy items and orders in accordance with procedures
• Participate in stock control processes

Entry requirements

Essential qualifications (Essential 4 G.C.S.E grade c/4 or above must include Maths & English Desirable NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or equivalent)

Skills