Job overview
The Pharmacy Department at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic motivated individual to support dispensing functions within the department, primarily in the Aseptic / Outsourced area.
The individual will be required to dispense and prepare drugs for outpatients, inpatients and patients receiving injectable medicines such as chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, total parenteral nutrition and radio diagnostics.
We will be closing this vacancy advert early if necessary**
Main duties of the job
- To dispense and prepare drugs for all patients as required of the service and assist the pharmacy workflow by prioritising own workload and under the instruction of those responsible for that area.
- To check drugs issued by Pharmacy Staff, ensuring, if necessary, the correction of the stock issues or computer records.
- Liaise closely with pharmacy and nursing staff over medicine supply and arrange the re-cycling or safe disposal of returned medicines in accordance with policy and procedure.
- Work within Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) ensuring compliance with relevant standards (Good x Practice, GMP, GDP)
Working for your organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.
