Medicines Support Worker

You will perform a variety of pharmacy support duties, some of which may be patient facing. These include packing and distribution, procurement, stock management, preparation of medicines, and waste management of medicines within the Trust. The post holder will consistently work in an accurate, effective and efficient manner to support the provision of high-quality service to patients, Trust staff and ambulance stations., + Receive, process, and distribute medicines, including Controlled Drugs (CDs) within the Trust
+ Driving and delivering medication to designated locations within the Trust region
+ Support the Trust compliance to legislative and governance requirements pertaining to medicines including CDs, clinical trials and unlicensed medicines
+ Maintain receipts and records of medicines procured in accordance with the MHRA regulatory framework.
+ Inspect deliveries for damage or discrepancies and escalate for reimbursement where required
+ Perform other medicines related duties including packing and labelling supplies in accordance with the Trust licence(s)
+ Rotate stock and coordinate the disposal of surplus or out of date medicines
+ Maintain accurate inventory control, + To comply with departmental policies and procedures at all times
+ To receive deliveries ensuring that the driver delivery documentation is checked as correct before accepting the delivery
+ Use correct procedures and equipment to manage deliveries that are heavy in weight as per Trust policies
+ To unpack deliveries and record receipt of the goods in accordance with standard procedures, confirming detailed information contained within invoices, including all batch numbers and expiry dates.
+ Accurately input data into the stock system
+ Identify unlicensed products and quarantine appropriately to await authorisation for use
+ Identify medicines no longer fit for purpose and where authorised dispose according to Trust policy
+ Issue accurately, against requisition requests, medicines to stations and other Trust units
+ Deliver medicines to stations and other Trust units
+ Issue bulky products, including fluids to stations and other Trust units. This involves lifting and handling of boxes up to 10kg in weight on a daily basis.
+ Carry out physical stock counts of medicines as required
+ Ensure accurate records of expiry dates are maintained and participate in checks at designated times.
+ Package and distribute medicines, including vaccines, with cold chain storage requirements
+ To package for transport and arrange dispatch of items for return to suppliers
+ To complete other tasks with respect to the procurement, packing and distribution of medicines as directed by the Senior Medicines Support Worker or Medicines Manager
+ To assist with tracking activities and maintaining appropriate records for audit trail.
+ To communicate effectively and liaise with other staff, internally and externally to answer non-clinical queries relating to medicines management.
Clinical Education
+ To participate in the training of new staff in all professions
+ To train less experienced staff
+ To support the delivery of medicines related training for all groups of staff within the Trust
+ To complete in all statutory and mandatory training and any training deemed appropriate by the Medicines Manager, Lead Pharmacist or Head of Pharmacy.
+ To complete any training deemed necessary by the pharmacy regulator in respect to pharmacy support workers
+ To participate in a system of performance appraisal
+ Have completed or be willing to undertake a Pharmacy Support Staff qualification equivalent to units of the Level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy Service
Clinical Audit and Research
+ To participate in departmental audits
+ To regularly contribute to relevant practice research or audit projects, and to cooperate in presenting the results of such work, as appropriate.
+ To participate in other research and audit programmes in the department as required.
+ To adhere to active clinical trial protocols and support the management of investigation medicinal products during a trial period.
Leadership and Corporate Governance
+ Promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all members of the workforce to meet required performance standards
+ Support high standards of employment practice
+ Promote the vision, values and goals of the organisation
Organisational Profile
+ Ensure that the Trust's management processes are open and transparent, and which encourage the confidence of staff, the public and other agencies
+ Promote a positive organisation image

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.
The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Sussex.
We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

+ Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
+ Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
+ Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
+ Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
+ NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing., We actively welcome job applications from candidates who have a disability or who are members of the BAME, LGBTQ+ and Armed Forces community (including: Reservists, Veterans, Spouses and Cadets). Here at SCAS we are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve. Applicants who have a disability or are members of the armed forces community who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for their post of interest will be invited for an interview and/or assessment (where applicable).
As well as standard NHS benefits like generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of extras for our staff. You can find out more information here - scasjobs.co.uk/benefits