Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 356-26-7891760
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Cottingham
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Stores Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
Pharmacy Stores Assistants
Band 2 - full time preferred but part time may be available
We are looking for a reliable, conscientious and practical applicant to join our team of staff working in our busy store, providing an efficient stock management and distribution service to all wards, departments and dispensaries.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision and direction of the Senior Pharmacy Assistants and Senior Pharmacy technician and be trained in checking deliveries against orders, correctly inputting stock into the pharmacy system and the robot. You will assemble the orders for all wards and the dispensaries and ensure they are ready for delivery according to the pre set timetable.
You will help with pharmacy deliveries and, if applicable, undertake the Trust driving assessment to be able to utilise the pharmacy transport to move stock around the site.
The pharmacy store is currently based at Castle Hill Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Receive all incoming pharmacy goods, checking that they are correct in identity, quantity and condition.
To be responsible for the assembly, labelling and safe packing of medicines for dispatch.
Ensure that all stock is rotated within pharmacy to minimise wastage
To monitor expiry dates and ensure effective stock rotation
Maintain the cleanliness and tidiness of the stores area and yard,
Maintain the availability, and label accordingly, the clinical and cardboard waste containers in order to comply with Trust policy.
Ensure all goods for return are labelled and documented in accordance with stores procedures to minimise wastage.
Maintain stores security and safe custody of pharmaceuticals
Participate in the delivery/collection of pharmaceuticals to and from other departments within the hospital to maximise a timely and accurate supply.
To assist with the filing of completed orders and other paperwork.
To be responsible with others for ensuring that designated storage areas and corridors are tidy and safe in accordance with Health, Safety and Fire regulations.
To participate in stock taking procedures and routine stock checks within the pharmacy store,
To be responsible for the movement of stock to or from designated storage areas within the Pharmacy Store.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a good level of general education required i.e. Literate and numerate to the degree required for job description tasks (reading, writing, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and simple calculations).
- Sufficient capability to complete Pharmacy training programmes required for the post and be completed within a maximum of 12 months.
- Ability to carry out instructions and recall.
Desirable criteria
- Basic Computer literacy
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment.
- Understanding of when to seek advice and refer to senior professionals
Desirable criteria
- Healthcare, dispensing, shop, supermarket or warehousing experience.
- Experience of team working.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others.
Special Attributes and other
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to make good relationships with others
- Demonstrates resilience and an ability to cope under pressure commensurate with the post.
Desirable criteria
- Lifting & handling techniques
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Required to develop new skills
- Good time keeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
- Will be required to participate in Bank Holiday rota
Desirable criteria
- Able to undertake the trust driving assessment and use trust transport to move drugs between the sites.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Janice Hawkings
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482311660
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