193620 Pharmacy Support Worker

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team based within the Pharmacy Department in Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary.

You will be an integral member of the pharmacy team working in the main pharmacy department and at ward level. You will liaise closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe and secure supply of medications to inpatients at DGRI, Midpark ,Galloway Community Hospital and Peripheral Hospitals across the region.

The post holder will be responsible for helping to organise pharmaceutical stock effectively and assist in the receipt of pharmacy deliveries. This can include physical movement of stock and use of equipment including ladders, medication trolleys and trolley jacks. This role requires moving and handling skills to be used frequently for short periods, to lift move and load boxes, and distribute medical cylinders.

The post holder will be required to visit on a daily basis, a variety of different wards and departments to provide a medication top up service, as well as delivering discharge prescriptions which have been completed by the dispensary.

No pharmacy experience is necessary for this role, as in house training will be provided. The successful candidate will be required to work towards the SVQ in Pharmacy Services once commencing the role.

The successful candidate will be required to participate in weekend and bank holiday working and be flexible to work between the hours of 8am and 8pm to support the needs of the service.

For informal enquiries, please contact: Becky Smith Lead Pharmacy Technician [email protected] or 01387 246 246 extension 32411

Please Note: The salary for this vacancy does not meet the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.

Additional Information For Candidates

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.

APPLICATION PROCESS -

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~ Staff and patients across Dumfries and Galloway enjoy free, unlimited parking at all our hospital sites.

Please be aware that a vacancy may close early due to volume of applications, therefore you should not delay in submitting your application.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION

Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk

Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION

NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.

Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).