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Pharmacy Support
Grade
NHS AFC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
361-7134131-A
Employer
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lister Hospital
Town
Stevenage
Salary
£24,169 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2025 23:59

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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust logo

Pharmacy Support Worker - Stores and Distribution

NHS AFC: Band 2

Here at  East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

 

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Support Worker Stores and Distribution who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The role will entail the receipt, storage, and issues of pharmaceutical products, including the maintenance of records.  To use the current Inventory management systems including Pharmacy automation to provide the Pharmacy distribution service. 

Experience in pharmacy work would be desirable but is not essential. You are expected to be keen to learn, hardworking and able to work under pressure and undertake manual handling of goods.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. 

Main duties of the job

Main duties will include the use of current Inventory management systems including Pharmacy automation to provide the Pharmacy distribution service. 

You will be monitoring the expiry dates of stock held in the Pharmacy as per the timetable.

To assist with the receipt of goods at Pharmacy Stores door or collect at Hospital rear entrance, signing and dating the receipt.

To unpack goods checking quantity and quality against order and delivery note as per procedures.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to undertake NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services in addition to completing the in-house training programme for Support Workers.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

 We run the following hospitals:

•              The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

•              New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

•              Hertford County, Hertford

•              Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.  We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.  Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria
  • Grade C (GCSE) in English, Maths and Science
  • Able to undertake NVQ Level 2 and complete in 2 years
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ level 2

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good team player
  • Working with customers
  • Accurate worker
Desirable criteria
  • Stores/Warehouse Experience
  • Experience of training others

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to undertake simple word processing
  • Achieves objectives in timescale set
  • Able to organise self
  • Customer Service Skills
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Reliable and accurate team worker
  • Maintains confidentiality
Desirable criteria
  • Able to work with minimal supervision
  • Able to maintain electronic databases & spread sheets
  • Able to create spread sheets
  • Able to use own initiative
  • Able to plan out workload
  • Highly accurate worker

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Numerate and literate
  • Able to input data accurately
  • Able to use email system
  • Able to perform simple calculations

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Calm under pressure
  • Methodical
  • Helpful
  • Flexible
  • Organised
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident employerStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tina Hill
Job title
Senior Pharmacy Technician Stores and Distribution
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01438284032
Additional information

Tina Hill  on 01438 284032

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