Visa Sponsorship Jobs 2024

Support Worker Job Summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us as a support worker.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Advanced Senior Pharmacy Support Worker to join our dynamic Pharmacy Homecare Team.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in leading and supporting the Pharmacy Homecare Team, serving as a key member of the senior supervisory team within Homecare. The role involves co-ordinating, supporting and training the Pharmacy Support Workers while ensuring efficient and effective team operations. Responsibilities include updating and maintaining SOPs, organising the workflow, conducting sick reviews, appraisals, and initial performance reviews.

The ideal candidate will possess leadership and communication skills, reliability, and a common-sense approach. Experience in a supervisory role is essential. The candidate should be able to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively and possess strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

The Homecare team is a growing department consisting of 14 staff members ranging from Band 2 to Band 7. The team is responsible for organising and managing the treatment of over 8000 patients at home, treating a wide range of diseases. The department operates Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 17:30.

As a department, we have a forward-thinking outlook and are committed to delivering our Trust values: Patients first, working together, and always improving.

About us

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

Person Specification

Trust Values

Essential

  • Patient First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Numerate and literate e.g., GCSE in Maths and English Grade 5-9 or equivalent
  • HNC (or equivalent experience) in a science-based subject OR 2 A level passes in a science subject OR BTEC level 3 in a science subject OR equivalent knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical procedures gained through work experience and training
  • Significant experience of pharmacy
  • Significant supervisory experience

Desirable

  • Experience of using JAC computer systems
  • Experience of rota management
  • Experience of data management
  • NVQ2 pharmacy services Or NVQ2 equivalent in pharmacy services (or currently working towards)

Skills and competencies

Essential

  • Attention to detail
  • Communication
  • General IT skills
  • Logical thinking
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • Prioritisation
  • Self-motivated
  • Time management
  • Teamwork
  • Working autonomously
  • Working under pressure

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).

Closing Date: 23 September 2024

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.