Pharmacy Driver

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

TEWV pharmacy team are recruiting 2 Pharmacy Drivers on a zero hours basis to join our pharmacy working at sites in Middlesbrough, Darlington and York. The successful candidate will be an exceptional team player with good communication and interpersonal skills who are enthusiastic and committed to join our team. This is an exciting time to join a supportive team with development opportunities in a growing NHS pharmacy team.

Working hours are between 8:30am till 16:30pm.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder is a member of a team responsible for providing delivery and collection of pharmaceuticals and related items to premises within the three trust Localities.
  • To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
  • To promote at all times a positive image of the Pharmacy Department and the wider Trust.

About us

  • The Pharmacy Team in TEWV has over 100 team members including drivers, pharmacy assistants, administration, nurses, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. Individual team members are spread across multiple sites, with a dispensary in each of our 3 localities. The locality teams work independently, but come together to agree standards and best practice, learning from each other and trying to improve.
  • We developed a 5-year Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Framework which was created with the teams to produce a shared set of themes and priorities. This is 'Our Journey to Change'
  • Our values are Respect, Compassion and Responsibility. If you're a kind, supporting, honest, ambitious team member who thrives on being inclusive and working in partnership - our organisation may be a fit for you.

Date posted

20 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

346-PH-001-25

Job locations

West Park Hospital

Edward Pease Way

Darlington

DL2 2TS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Able to follow instructions and understand written and verbal communication
  • Knowledge of stock control
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH
  • Dangerous Goods Safety Awareness

Qualifications

Essential

  • Driving Licence
  • Basic IT and keyboard skills
  • Good General Education
  • Numeracy and Literacy to level 2

Desirable

  • Advanced Driving Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Driving delivery vehicles not greater than 3.5 tonne (i.e. transit van size)
  • Driving experience

Desirable

  • Customer service environment
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Able to follow instructions and understand written and verbal communication
  • Knowledge of stock control
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH
  • Dangerous Goods Safety Awareness

Qualifications

Essential

  • Driving Licence
  • Basic IT and keyboard skills
  • Good General Education
  • Numeracy and Literacy to level 2

Desirable

  • Advanced Driving Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Driving delivery vehicles not greater than 3.5 tonne (i.e. transit van size)
  • Driving experience

Desirable

  • Customer service environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Park Hospital

Edward Pease Way

Darlington

DL2 2TS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Park Hospital

Edward Pease Way

Darlington

DL2 2TS


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacy Technician

Claire Spinks

claire.spinks@nhs.net

07769366618

Date posted

20 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

346-PH-001-25

Job locations

West Park Hospital

Edward Pease Way

Darlington

DL2 2TS


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