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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy Logistics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working)
Job ref
432-HR448-25
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ipswich Hospital
Town
Ipswich
Salary
£24,169 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/07/2025 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Assistant - Logistics

NHS AfC: Band 2

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team as a Pharmacy Assistant within our Pharmacy Logistics Services, which includes our Homecare services, procurement and OPAT (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy service), at Ipswich Hospital. You will participate in 7 day working.

You will assist our Supply Team Leader in the maintenance of an efficient and effective Pharmacy stock control and supply system. 

As part of the role, you will be able to undertake NVQ Level 2 modules in Pharmacy services. We are committed to provide a supportive environment with opportunities for training and personal development.

For this role you will thrive in a busy and active environment, have good communication skills both on the phone and face to face and will adapt positively to change and be able to be flexible in your working day.

You will need to have the ability to work within a team and on your own.

For this role you will be required to lift and handle potentially heavy boxes and move boxes and other items throughout pharmacy and the hospital including wards, theatres and clinics.

About our Pharmacy Service

Main duties of the job

To participate in the day-to-day running of the stores area including:

  • Accurately inputting stock orders in response to orders via phone, folder or Pharmacy requests onto the computer system and generate ‘picking tickets’
  • Accurately and efficiently collect stock and assemble orders from ‘picking tickets’
  • Assisting the medicines at Home team with prescription processing when needed.
  • Assisting the Medicines at Home Team with the processing of invoices when needed.
  • Assisting Procurement with the placing of orders
  • Assisting Procurement with the processing of invoices
  • Assisting with OPAT queries and prescription dispensing
  • Delivering Pharmacy stock including IVs, CDs, boxes and bags, to wards and departments within the Trust and Pharmacy locations as required

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Customer care
  • Communication
  • Working in on own and in a team
  • Using own initiative
  • Accurate recording of information
  • Use of computers/keyboards
  • Working calmly under pressure to achieve deadlines
Desirable criteria
  • Stock work
  • Wellsky systems
  • e-mail systems
  • Stock control systems
  • Pharmacy experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 NVQ in Pharmacy services or willingness to undertake
  • Numeracy and Literacy to Level 1
Desirable criteria
  • Maths and English grade D or above or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kaylie Gunn
Job title
Chief Technician Pharmacy Procurement
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Colchester General Hospital
Telephone
07789651269
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