NHS
Senior Pharmacy Support Officer
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Job Description
- Req#: C9223-25-0523?language=en&page=248&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Manual Handling Awareness
- Stores / Stock control awareness.
- GCSEs including Maths, English equivalent at grade D or above
- Any work experience in a customer lab environment
- Attention to detail
- Work experience in Pharmacy
- Previous NHS Experience
- Handling COSHH
- Manual Handling Awareness
- Stores / Stock control awareness.
- GCSEs including Maths, English equivalent at grade D or above
- Any work experience in a customer lab environment
- Attention to detail
- Work experience in Pharmacy
- Previous NHS Experience
- Handling COSHH
Job summary
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)
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
28 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum/pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
223-SPS-376
Job locations
THE ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL
MYTTON OAK ROAD
SHREWSBURY
SY3 8XQ
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address
THE ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL
MYTTON OAK ROAD
SHREWSBURY
SY3 8XQ
Employer's website
http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address
THE ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL
MYTTON OAK ROAD
SHREWSBURY
SY3 8XQ
Employer's website
http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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