Job summary
PHARMACY DEPARTMENT
Pharmacy (Aseptic Services) Stores Team Leader
Band 4 (37.5 hours per week)
We are a major acute teaching Trust offering a wide range of clinical specialities, including tertiary referrals for HIV and Renal Medicine. Pharmacy services are well developed and deliver high quality Medicines Management.
We have a highly regarded Aseptic Production Unit (APU) at the Trust and we moved into our brand-new Manufacturing Site in 2023 .
You will work closely with our Aseptic Service Leads to help in the provision and maintenance of an effective service with respect to the Aseptics store functions. You will oversee the day to day operations of the Aseptic Unit's stock management system.
The role involves overseeing the team of assistants working within the stores area.
Main duties of the job
Supervising a team and creating weekly rotas.
Overseeing the receipt and supply of orders and medicines.
To provide an effective service with respect to departments stores functions, including investigating and resolving a range of problems.
To co-operate with all pharmacy staff in providing and developing an efficient and comprehensive aseptic pharmaceutical stores service.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The core element of this role is to manage the Aseptics stores area. This includes receiving deliveries, stock checks, supply of medicines, overseeing temperature monitoring and investigating and resolving a range of problems.
To supervise and provide training to staff members on their roles, duties and responsibilities within the aseptic orders service, ensuring all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are up to date and followed by all staff.
See attached JD for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The core element of this role is to manage the Aseptics stores area. This includes receiving deliveries, stock checks, supply of medicines, overseeing temperature monitoring and investigating and resolving a range of problems.
To supervise and provide training to staff members on their roles, duties and responsibilities within the aseptic orders service, ensuring all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are up to date and followed by all staff.
See attached JD for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
- GCSE's or equivalent (C or above) in English and Maths
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within a store / procurement role
- Experience and understanding of stock management processes and stock takes
Desirable
- Experience in Pharmacy / Pharmacy aseptic services stores and procurement
- Experience of training and development of staff
- Experience of involvement in producing and evaluating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Trust financial procedures and practices (Pharmacy Stock Management)
- Knowledge of hospital procurement service including ordering and stock control
- Knowledge of audits and risk assessments
- Demonstrates an understanding of Health and Safety policies and standards
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and trust wide initiatives regarding pharmaceutical supplies
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) surrounding Pharmaceutical Manufacture
- Knowledge of legislation and documents relating to NHS pharmacy procurement
Skills
Essential
- Numerical accuracy including the ability to complete difficult calculations
- Able to analyse and interpret information, including the ability to identify errors, investigate and resolve problems
- Able to communicate information and ideas to others effectively - both written and verbal form, including other healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical suppliers and if required patients or their representatives
- Good customer service skills and the ability to deal objectively with complaints
- Methodical and accurate working with periods of concentration required, sometimes over a prolonged period, including when using computer software.
- Good organisational skills, able to organise own work and plan work of others
- Able to use software packages inline with systems embedded at the facility
- Training / coaching / mentorship skills. Commitment to personal development
- Good communication skills, the ability to always remain professional.
- Adaptable and flexible, must have ability to use own initiative.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
- GCSE's or equivalent (C or above) in English and Maths
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within a store / procurement role
- Experience and understanding of stock management processes and stock takes
Desirable
- Experience in Pharmacy / Pharmacy aseptic services stores and procurement
- Experience of training and development of staff
- Experience of involvement in producing and evaluating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Trust financial procedures and practices (Pharmacy Stock Management)
- Knowledge of hospital procurement service including ordering and stock control
- Knowledge of audits and risk assessments
- Demonstrates an understanding of Health and Safety policies and standards
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and trust wide initiatives regarding pharmaceutical supplies
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) surrounding Pharmaceutical Manufacture
- Knowledge of legislation and documents relating to NHS pharmacy procurement
Skills
Essential
- Numerical accuracy including the ability to complete difficult calculations
- Able to analyse and interpret information, including the ability to identify errors, investigate and resolve problems
- Able to communicate information and ideas to others effectively - both written and verbal form, including other healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical suppliers and if required patients or their representatives
- Good customer service skills and the ability to deal objectively with complaints
- Methodical and accurate working with periods of concentration required, sometimes over a prolonged period, including when using computer software.
- Good organisational skills, able to organise own work and plan work of others
- Able to use software packages inline with systems embedded at the facility
- Training / coaching / mentorship skills. Commitment to personal development
- Good communication skills, the ability to always remain professional.
- Adaptable and flexible, must have ability to use own initiative.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
