Pharmacy Assistant Full Time

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If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Working Patterns: 37.5 hours per week

We require a rotational pharmacy assistant to work in our busy dispensary providing in-patient dispensing services to Royal Sussex County Hospital ward patients, Royal Alexandra Hospital for children and other patients within the trust.

Duties within the dispensary include:

• Labeling and dispensing of medicines including blister packs

• Reception duties

Duties within receipt and distribution include:

• Receipt and storage including expiry date checks

• Replenishment of ward stock

• Delivering medicines to wards when needed

You will also take part in dispensary based activities on a weekend as required.

This vacancy could potentially be linked to the Career Development Pathway.

The criteria and terms are set out below;

• If you do not fulfil the essential qualification/skills listed on the job description and specification, you could be offered a Training Contract for 12-24 months, this is dependent on the vacancy and subject to terms and conditions.

• The pay banding will be set at the band below the advertised post. For internal or current NHS employees you will remain on your current banding, this only applies for those currently on Bands 1-4.

• On successful completion of your training and subject to sign off by your manager / mentor you will automatically transition to the substantive banding which the vacancy was originally advertised at.

• Posts in the Trust are 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal spent and unspent convictions, reprimands, and cautions.

• If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

• Appointment to this role will commence at the lowest salary point unless confirmed otherwise by HR Employment Services (Recruitment, Administration & Terms and Conditions)

• We may also use this advert to build our Bank staff. If you are unsuccessful at interview for a substantive role but meet the BSUH standards you may be offered a bank post..

The closing date may be brought forward once sufficient applications have been submitted.

Closing Date: 10th September 2017

Interview Date: 19th September 2017

For further details / informal visits contact:

Shona McQueen- Senior Technician Dispensary Services

Tel: 01273 696955 Ext 64165

Please ensure that you have read the Job Description in full before applying and that referees provided are your Line Managers over the last 3 years.

It is also important that any gaps in your employment history during this period are accounted for.

The Trust welcomes applications from everyone, especially those from underrepresented groups. There are a number of initiatives to support staff members from diverse backgrounds including:

• Belief Initiatives and Support
• Charity/ Volunteering
• Diversity &Inclusion Training
• Disability Support
• Early Careers Initiatives
• Ex- Armed forces Initiatives
• Home working/ Flexible working Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme
• General Accessibility
• Staff Network Groups

If you need more information, or help with the application process, please see the HR Mission Statement (to the right) or contact the HR Employment Services Team on 01444 448692 or 01444 448616.

All staff members have a responsibility to treat colleagues, patients and clients with respect and to ensure that work environments remain secure, inclusive and mutually supportive.

Applications for Tier 2 sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, however under the Residence Labour Market Test non-EEA candidates may not be appointed if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals ensures equity of access and the delivery of our services through the provision of interpreter services, facilities for the disabled and sensitivity for towards ethnic, cultural and religious differences and needs

Please note we are a Smoke Free Trust. Smoking is not permitted on any of the Premises, grounds or in any Trust owned vehicle.

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.

UK Registration
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