Job summary Expected Shortlisting Date 26/11/2024 Planned Interview Date 16/12/2024 Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services (MMPS) offers our team members fantastic career development opportunities, which has led to the progression of previous post holders.
We now have excellent opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated Senior Pharmacy Services Assistants who already hold or are working towards a NVQ/QCF Level 2 Pharmacy Service Skills Certificate and who have experience in either a hospital or community pharmacy setting, to join our forward thinking and generally all round fantastic pharmacy team based at ward level.
These are excellent opportunities to start a career in hospital pharmacy and to play an important role in being part of a team working to deliver an exceptional medicine supply service.
By taking a patient first approach and through compassion and commitment you will focus on helping patients to optimise medicines use by involving them in making decisions about their medicines.
You will collaborate with other teams, communicating effectively to ensure a safe, seamless integrated transfer of care for our patients, providing an integrated delivery of medicines to ensure cost effective, safe and safe and appropriate use of medicines.
Main duties of the job We have posts available across the ward support service at St James and LGI, covering many different specialities.
The post holder will provide a variety of duties across the multi-speciality wards, including ordering and receipt of medicines, stock management including returned medicines, labelling & dispensing, liaising with patients and other NHS staff, answering telephone queries and clerical duties.
You will also help to support our main dispensary at peak times.
There will be opportunities for further training to participate in counselling, for example, inhaler techniques and smoking cessation.
About us Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest acute trusts in England with MMPS being a highly respected and forward thinking Pharmacy department.
MMPS is recognised in the organisation for our collaborative working and we continuously support our workforce to develop to their potential in delivering the best patient care.
There are great retail outlets, theatres, Leeds Arena and many great bars, restaurants and sports facilities.
Along with excellent rail links and Leeds Bradford Airport nearby, Leeds is a fabulous city to live and work in.
The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis.
This post will involve working across all sites at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Job description Job responsibilities For further information regarding this role please contact Emma Handley at or read attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential To have or working towards NVQ level 2/QCF pharmacy service skills Experience Essential Experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy setting Desirable Experience of training staff Experience of working in a patient facing role Skills & behaviours Essential Representative of the Leeds way values Excellent communication both written and verbally Ability to work as part of a team Ability to use own initiative Desirable Problem solving skills