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Job Description
Pharmacy Aide role at Bon Secours Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in Ireland, requires a detail-oriented individual to assist in the day-to-day workflow of the pharmacy department.
Responsibilities include:
- Participating in the receipt, supply, and delivery of medications, pharmaceuticals, and other related consumables under the supervision of a basic/senior grade technician and/or qualified pharmacist.
- Barcode scanning of medications received from suppliers.
- Collection of requisition orders and delivery bags from wards, units, and theatres.
- Participating in the management of pharmacy stock at pharmacy and ward level, including date control and stock rotation under the supervision of a basic/senior grade technician and/or qualified pharmacist.
- Answering phones and directing pharmacy-related queries from staff or public to the appropriate discipline (technician or pharmacist).
- Collection and distribution of morning post and delivery of outgoing post to the post room and other areas as applicable.
- Charging of stock movements to wards/units from pharmacy and sundry debtors.
- Filing of prescriptions, associated documentation, and other departmental documentation in the dispensary/compounding unit.
- Clerical duties, such as shredding/discarding of confidential waste, ensuring adequate levels of departmental stationery, photocopying, and archiving of departmental paperwork.
- Checking charge sheets (oncology and dispensary) on return from accounts for correct posting to the patient's account and scanning to the appropriate folder on the shared area.
- Bulk spraying in the pharmacy compounding unit from the administration area of the pharmacy compounding unit to the preparation room on a daily basis in accordance with the compounding unit standard operating procedure.
- Washing of trays in the pharmacy compounding unit.
- Waste and recycling disposal.
- Performing other duties appropriate to the post as may be assigned by the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Obtained an Irish Leaving Certificate or hold a recognised qualification deemed comparable.
- Previous pharmacy/hospital experience is desirable.
- Enjoy working in a busy environment, with strong attention to detail.
- Basic knowledge of how to use a computer to perform tasks.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills, with the ability to work on their own initiative.
- Flexibility and the ability to work on their own initiative.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
Bon Secours Hospital is an equal opportunities employer.