Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

Pharmacy Assistant Woking Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent | Full Time | £25,545 per annum 37.5 hours per week Required to work Saturdays on a rotational basis At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it's driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want.

Main duties of the job

As our Pharmacy Assistant you will: Assist in administrative tasks Accurately dispense medicines for outpatients Help prepare take home medicines for inpatients Aid in the procurement of medicines for the department Support with stock take and expiry date checking Provide all hospital departments with medicines at their request Assist the pharmacist with ward work and other duties as appropriate

About us

Woking Hospital Our Woking Hospital is a leading private hospital in Surrey, South East England. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional standards of treatment and care in our state-of-the-art facilities and CPD programme. Our specialities include Women's and Men's health, Orthopaedics, and Eye Care with many more available. We are registered for 27 beds with en-suite facilities on the Ward, two Theatres with facilities including lamina flow and one Minor Operating Theatre, Pre-Assessment,Physiotherapy clinic, Onsite Pharmacy, Mammography, Xray and Ultrasound, with nine consulting rooms in Outpatients.

Job responsibilities

Pharmacy Assistant Woking Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent | Full Time | £25,545 per annum 37.5 hours per week Required to work Saturdays on a rotational basis At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference.

Whether it's driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want - we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you. Our Nuffield Woking pharmacy department currently have an opportunity for a pharmacy assistant . Continue your journey with us whilst we'll support you to be your best.

An opportunity has arisen for a full time pharmacy assistant to work alongside the pharmacist in delivery of a high quality service to our stakeholders.

As our Pharmacy Assistant you will: Assist in administrative tasks Accurately dispense medicines for outpatients Help prepare take home medicines for inpatients Aid in the procurement of medicines for the department Support with stock take and expiry date checking Provide all hospital departments with medicines at their request Assist the pharmacist with ward work and other duties as appropriate To succeed as a Pharmacy Assistant , you will need: Have completed dispensing assistant course Have experience in patient facing role Be fluent in English and have basic numeracy skills Be motivated to provide high quality service A team player Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Woking Hospital Our Woking Hospital is a leading private hospital in Surrey, South East England. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional standards of treatment and care in our state-of-the-art facilities and CPD programme. Our specialities include Women's and Men's health, Orthopaedics, and Eye Care with many more available.

We are registered for 27 beds with en-suite facilities on the Ward, two Theatres with facilities including lamina flow and one Minor Operating Theatre, Pre-Assessment,Physiotherapy clinic, Onsite Pharmacy, Mammography, Xray and Ultrasound, with nine consulting rooms in Outpatients. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly.

We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post. It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications · Essential

To succeed as a Pharmacy Assistant , you will need: Have completed dispensing assistant course

Experience · Essential

To succeed as a Pharmacy Assistant , you will need: Have experience in patient facing role Be fluent in English and have basic numeracy skills Be motivated to provide high quality service A team player

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).