Pharmacy Stores Support Worker [in Training] (XR02)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

TBC

Planned Interview Date

29/01/2025

The Pharmacy Stores & Distribution team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provide ward stock medicines top-up and delivery to wards and departments throughout the Trust via the onsite top-up teams. The Leeds Pharmaceutical Warehouse service is predominantly concerned with receipt, storage and issue of medicines orders, with associated stock control activities.

*Please note, these posts do not involve direct patient care

We are looking to recruit 2 Part-time staff (20 hours per week each over Mon to Friday) enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals with drive to undertake the roles of Pharmacy Stores and Distribution Support Workers (in training based in the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution team at St Jamess Hospital Leeds 9 LS9 7TF

The successful candidates must be pro-active and flexible in their approach to working within this busy department and other areas in the Stores and Distribution Services and have excellent organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

These posts will involve working with a small team of Band 2 Pharmacy Support workers, training to Top-up wards with stock medication, delivering and putting the stock away for the ward or department.

This also includes working with the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution supervisors and managers.

For all posts, this will involve working across ALL sites at Leeds Teaching Hospitals as required.

Please be aware that for all posts there is a significant amount of walking and moving and handling, including bulk consignments.

The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis.

About us

Leeds is a wonderful city to work in and LTHT is an organisation that puts its patients first and highly values and supports its staff,

Pharmacy is a forward-thinking department that values the contribution of all our staff. There are plenty of opportunities to progress within different areas of our pharmacy services should you wish to.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

24 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9298-MMP-335

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Train to be a Pharmacy Warehouse operative over a 6-month period undertaking the Dispensary stock management course supported by inhouse competency assessment.

To perform a variety of support duties. These include stock receipt, stock counting & ordering (top-ups), picking and packing of orders, and distribution. Stock control procedures and stocktaking and the disposal of pharmaceutical waste.

There are no line management responsibilities. All duties are performed working to procedures, mostly under direct supervision. The jobholders will work as members of the Stores and Distribution Team in Ward Stocks Distribution St James's Hospital. Although duties are generally rostered across the team, there may be changes in response to urgent demand, service cover etc.

The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Train to be a Pharmacy Warehouse operative over a 6-month period undertaking the Dispensary stock management course supported by inhouse competency assessment.

The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic skills level 1 in Maths and English *
Health and Safety

Desirable

Keyboard skills
Customer Care
Stock control

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Flexible, reliable, calm disposition, ability to work alone and in a team.
Ability to manage time effectively
Work accurately.
Flexibility Reliability
Honesty & Integrity
Confidentiality
Commitment to the provision of best possible service.

Additional Requirements

Essential

Must have good written and verbal communication skills.

Experience

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills.
Ability to retain information and follow procedures accurately.
Knowledge of the principles of good customer care
Ability to integrate as a team member
Basic computer/keyboard skills
Ability to interpret written instructions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic skills level 1 in Maths and English *
Health and Safety

Desirable

Keyboard skills
Customer Care
Stock control

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Flexible, reliable, calm disposition, ability to work alone and in a team.
Ability to manage time effectively
Work accurately.
Flexibility Reliability
Honesty & Integrity
Confidentiality
Commitment to the provision of best possible service.

Additional Requirements

Essential

Must have good written and verbal communication skills.

Experience

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills.
Ability to retain information and follow procedures accurately.
Knowledge of the principles of good customer care
Ability to integrate as a team member
Basic computer/keyboard skills
Ability to interpret written instructions

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.