Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Omnicell

You will be a self-motivated individual with a friendly and approachable personality and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include training and supervision of junior staff and supporting the Daily Omnicell duties.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Required To

• Actively involved in restocking Omnicell cabinets
• Training all new users on how to use Omnicell on wards and pharmacy staff
• Assisting with maintaining the all Omnicell cabinets within the Trust
• To assist in the implementation and running of the Pharmacy stores robot.
  
  

You will have the NVQ level 2 Qualification in Pharmacy Skills

The post will require you to work across both our main hospitals Queen’s and King George.

The position demands a well organised person, who can multi-task and demonstrate ability to accurately follow instruction and maintain competence in a very busy environment.

Previous experience working with Omnicell the NHS is desirable.

It would be desirable but not essential of some experience within the Pharmacy store and purchasing environment, although training and guidance will be given to the successful candidate.

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the Person Specification before applying for this post

To provide support for the provision of ward stock and the deployment, maintenance and use of Omnicell within the Trust.

To supervise the distribution area within pharmacy store and assist in the provision of a high quality service providing stock medicines to all areas within BHR Trust. The main duties are to ensure the Omnicell cabinets are replenished in a timely, accurate and cost effective manner.

We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

We’re pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen’s and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sadia Basharat Job title: Automated Pharmacy Systems Manager Email address: [email protected]