Pharmacy Support Worker - Stores and Distribution

NHS; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Pharmacy Support Worker - Stores and Distribution

We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Support Worker Stores and Distribution who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The role will entail the receipt, storage, and issues of pharmaceutical products, including the maintenance of records. To use the current Inventory management systems including Pharmacy automation to provide the Pharmacy distribution service.

Experience in pharmacy work would be desirable but is not essential. You are expected to be keen to learn, hardworking and able to work under pressure and undertake manual handling of goods.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

1. Use of current Inventory management systems including Pharmacy automation to provide the Pharmacy distribution service.
2. Monitor the expiry dates of stock held in the Pharmacy as per the timetable.
3. Assist with the receipt of goods at Pharmacy Stores door or collect at Hospital rear entrance, signing and dating the receipt.
4. Unpack goods checking quantity and quality against order and delivery note as per procedures.
5. Opportunity to undertake NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services in addition to completing the in-house training programme for Support Workers.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Grade C (GCSE) in English, Maths and Science
• Able to undertake NVQ Level 2 and complete in 2 years
• NVQ level 2

Previous Experience

• Good team player
• Working with customers
• Stores/Warehouse Experience
• Experience of training others

Skills

• Able to undertake simple word processing
• Achieves objectives in timescale set
• Able to organise self
• Customer Service Skills
• Reliable and accurate team worker
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Able to maintain electronic databases & spreadsheets
• Able to create spreadsheets
• Able to use own initiative
• Able to plan out workload
• Highly accurate worker

Knowledge

• Numerate and literate
• Able to input data accurately
• Able to use email system
• Able to perform simple calculations

Other requirements

• Calm under pressure
• Methodical
• Helpful
• Flexible
• Organised
• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day

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.