# Pharmacy ACDA Colleague

**Company**: Asda
**Location**: Sunderland
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £14.10
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Dispensing Assistant (ACDA) to join our in-store pharmacies in Sunderland.

As a Pharmacy ACDA, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy of dispensed medicines, verifying patient details, medication type, dosage, labelling, and packaging.

Responsibilities:

- Check the accuracy of dispensed medicines, verifying patient details, medication type, dosage, labelling, and packaging

- Report any medication errors or incidents promptly and correctly

- Conduct final accuracy checks of listed items that have been clinically checked by a Pharmacist

- Conduct regular audits of the dispensary and stock levels

- Supervise pharmacy assistants to ensure they follow appropriate procedures for dispensing medications

- Maintain proper documentation and records of all tasks undertaken

- Guide and train pharmacy staff, sharing knowledge and expertise

- Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and practices

- Support the Pharmacist with the delivery and effective record-keeping of patient services

- Drive awareness of all the extra services offered in Pharmacy

Requirements:

- At least 6 months continuous employment within the Pharmacy industry (hospital & community)

- NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services/Dispensing Assistant qualifications completed by a GPhC accredited route

- Pass an enhanced safeguarding check

Benefits:

- Competitive salary of £14.10 per hour

- 15% colleague discount on shopping at Asda

- Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services

- Stream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and more

- Company pension

- Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support

- Excellent parental leave policies

- Colleague recognition programme

- Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities

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## Skills

### Required
- NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services
- Dispensing Assistant qualifications
- GPhC accredited route
- enhanced safeguarding check

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