Dispensary Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Would you like to join our friendly team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust as a dispensary assistant?

Based at Hellesdon Hospital, the dispensary provides a high-quality pharmacy service. The dispensary currently supplies medication to a variety of wards including Adult Acute, dementia and complexity in later life, child and adolescent and forensic services. We also provide a clozapine supply service to a large number of outpatients, the majority of which is processed by our robotic dispensing machine.

If you are motivated, hard working and have good communication skills with good accuracy and attention to detail, then this may be a good opportunity for you. You will need a NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent.

The post holder will:

• Manage the stores and pre-pack service of the pharmacy
• Enter on the computer, generate orders, compile and supply ward stock items
• Be lead for top-up services to allocated wards and departments
• Dispense in-patient and out-patient prescriptions and individual named-patient medications
• Deputise for Pharmacy Receptionist
• Maintain hygiene, health and safety through performing routine housekeeping tasks in the pharmacy department

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?We are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and pushing ahead with exciting transformation work. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Some of the benefits included with this role:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Please view the attached job description for a detailed job description and the main responsibilities of the role.