Pharmacy Assistant for Distribution
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · London, SE1 7EH
- Salary
- £31066.00 p.a.
- Location
- London, SE1 7EH
Pharmacy Assistant for Distribution role at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, SE1 7EH. Salary: £31066.00 p.a.. Source: NhsJobs. Apply directly with the employer via the link above.
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Job description
Stores and Distribution
• To work within standard operating procedures for the medicines distribution service.
• To receive medicines into stock from wholesalers and manufacturers, separating CDs, unlicensed and bonded medicines, IV fluids and cold chain products.
• To participate in the topping up service, ordering and maintaining stock for clinical areas against agreed stock lists, which includes supplying bulky IV fluids.
• To supply medicines to the pharmacy Omnicell cabinets in clinical areas, ensuring adherence to local procedures.
• To report on and follow up on the overstocking, understocking and review of stock levels.
• To issue stock on the pharmacy computer system against a written or electronic order.
• To pick and supply requisitioned items to clinical areas.
• To ensure that pharmaceuticals products returned to the pharmacy store are checked for the suitability for re-issue and that returns are made using the EPIC computer system.
• To file delivery notes and requisition paperwork according to Good Distribution Practice.
• To complete daily stock checks on the pharmacy inventory.
• To remove expired and damaged stock.
• To clean and tidy shelves and equipment in the pharmacy stores areas.
• To perform robot maintenance and ensure all medicines are processed correctly into and out of the pharmacy robot.
• To remove waste medicines to the pharmacy disposal area and dispose of safely.
• Act as a point of contact for telephone enquiries, providing courteous assistance and directing queries to the appropriate person or team.
• Any other duties required which are judged to be within the competency of the pharmacy assistant grade, with appropriate training where required.
Training
• To undertake the Medicines Stock Assistant Level 2 course, or relevant.
• To undertake and record CPD.
Job description
Stores and Distribution
• To work within standard operating procedures for the medicines distribution service.
• To receive medicines into stock from wholesalers and manufacturers, separating CDs, unlicensed and bonded medicines, IV fluids and cold chain products.
• To participate in the topping up service, ordering and maintaining stock for clinical areas against agreed stock lists, which includes supplying bulky IV fluids.
• To supply medicines to the pharmacy Omnicell cabinets in clinical areas, ensuring adherence to local procedures.
• To report on and follow up on the overstocking, understocking and review of stock levels.
• To issue stock on the pharmacy computer system against a written or electronic order.
• To pick and supply requisitioned items to clinical areas.
• To ensure that pharmaceuticals products returned to the pharmacy store are checked for the suitability for re-issue and that returns are made using the EPIC computer system.
• To file delivery notes and requisition paperwork according to Good Distribution Practice.
• To complete daily stock checks on the pharmacy inventory.
• To remove expired and damaged stock.
• To clean and tidy shelves and equipment in the pharmacy stores areas.
• To perform robot maintenance and ensure all medicines are processed correctly into and out of the pharmacy robot.
• To remove waste medicines to the pharmacy disposal area and dispose of safely.
• Act as a point of contact for telephone enquiries, providing courteous assistance and directing queries to the appropriate person or team.
• Any other duties required which are judged to be within the competency of the pharmacy assistant grade, with appropriate training where required.
Training
• To undertake the Medicines Stock Assistant Level 2 course, or relevant.
• To undertake and record CPD.
Description as published by the employer on NhsJobs.
About this pharmacist role in London
This is a pharmacist vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, based in London. The role is listed on NhsJobs and forms part of the wider UK pharmacy jobs market tracked by PharmSee across 11 major chains and NHS sources. If you are researching pharmacist roles in London, review the salary benchmark and similar open vacancies below to inform your application.
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Frequently asked questions
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The advertised salary for this pharmacist role at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is £31066.00 p.a.. Typical pharmacist pay in London varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.
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