Pharmacy Ward Stock Assistant

Job summary

Are you looking for a new, exciting part time opportunity? Are you motivated and well organised? Then we need you!

The Pharmacy department currently undertakes a 'top'up service to wards and departments and we are looking for individuals like you to join our friendly team.

We offer a range of flexible working but to meet the changing needs of the service, the duties and working times attached to this post may be subject to reasonable change in the future.

If you are an individual who is keen to embrace change and look at new ways of working, and would like to be part of a large, friendly and supportive department this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

The successful applicant will under a level 2 qualification in stock management

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will participate in the pharmacy "top-up" service, initially at Hull Royal Infirmary but this may expand to cover Castle Hill Hospital in the future. This involves visiting clinical area(s), identifying and documenting the quantity of stock that requires ordering, checking the expiry dates of stock held, and ensuring stock rotation when putting stock away

Ensuring wards and departments receive stock in a timely manner and are promptly notified of any shortages.

Support and/or participate in the processing of top-up requests and amendments from all clinical areas using the Pharmacy Computer System according to standard operating procedures.

Support and/or participate in the processing of ad-hoc requests / orders using the Pharmacy Computer System according to standard operating procedures.

Ward fluid top up

Recycling, picking, packing and dispatch of goods to wards and departments

May be required to assist in distribution when trained to do so

Will help to distribute drugs around Trust sites using trust transport when trained to do so

The ward stock assistants will work 4 hours a day, 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday and the hours can be tailored to individual needs between the times 7.30am - 2pm. The successful applicants will participate in the Bank Holiday working arrangements of the department

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.