Senior Pharmacy Assistant -Dispensary Services

Assist the pharmacy technicians and pharmacists in the provision of the broad range of pharmacy technical services provided across the Trust working on their own initiative, referring to their supervisor-a pharmacy technician or pharmacist when necessary.

Support the work in the provision of an extended service.

Assistant Technical Officers are expected to expand and broaden their skills and abilities. They must operate at all times under the direct supervision of a qualified Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist., We are looking for enthusiastic Dispensing Assistants to work within the pharmacy department at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.

The main duties are to carry out the labelling & dispensing of medicines under the supervision of a pharmacy technician or pharmacist to patients.

All applicants must have good communication and organisational skills.

They must be flexible and able to work well under pressure.

The post holder must hold a level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy Services Skills or equivalent and the relevant underpinning knowledge.

Four GSCEs, including Math's, English and a Science subject are essential.

Experience in hospital pharmacy is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided for the successful candidates.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space