South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Stores Assistant

The closing date is 25 July 2025

Job summary

22.5 hours and 19.5 hours Monday to Friday, with weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis.

Assist in the provision of an effective and timely service from the Pharmacy stores to the patients and staff of South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust under the supervision of the pharmacy stores assistant technical officers (ATOs) and the leadership of the Pharmacy Stores Manager.

Main duties of the job

Weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis

To assist in the provision of an effective and timely service from the Pharmacy stores to the patients and staff of South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust under the supervision of the pharmacy stores assistant technical officers (ATOs) and the leadership of the Pharmacy Stores Manager.

To receive pharmaceutical goods into the Trust following all relevant policies and procedures.

To provide a ward top up service to wards of James Cook University Hospital.

To load ward omnicells with medication orders, rotating stock and performing cycle counts.

To accurately and efficiently pick and check medication stock orders for wards and departments of South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust.

To safely use the pharmacy stores pallet trucks and pallet stacker after appropriate training.

To load European pallets with fluid orders to be delivered to wards and departments and decant received fluid orders onto the racking provided.

To assist the pharmacy stores manager and supervisors with stock takes, stock counts and stock maintenance.

To assist in maintaining a clear workspace, and keeping shelves stocked to maintain workflow.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

Your Leadership Impact

Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-CD-7194325

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Problem-solving skills
  • Good communication
  • Patient/client focussed attitude

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • IT Qualification
  • Science Qualification
  • NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy service skills

Experience

Essential

  • Customer Service Experience
  • Team working
  • Time management
  • Correct use of manual handling techniques

Desirable

  • Stock control
  • Stores experience
  • Pharmacy experience
  • UK Hospital experience
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Problem-solving skills
  • Good communication
  • Patient/client focussed attitude

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • IT Qualification
  • Science Qualification
  • NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy service skills

Experience

Essential

  • Customer Service Experience
  • Team working
  • Time management
  • Correct use of manual handling techniques

Desirable

  • Stock control
  • Stores experience
  • Pharmacy experience
  • UK Hospital experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Pharmacy Technician

Daniel Lambton

daniel.lambton@nhs.net

01642850850

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-CD-7194325

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


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