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Job overview

The pharmacy department is looking for a dependable, enthusiastic and motivated pharmacy assistant to join our Stores Team.

The individuals will help us deliver a high quality and efficient patient focused service.

The ideal candidates will have good levels of stamina, be physically fit with good attention to detail and possess good communication skills, be a flexible, committed and good team players.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the extended hour’s service working five 8 hour shifts between 7am-7pm Monday to Friday with a half day one Saturday in Four. 

You will be a key member of staff in helping us develop the pharmacy service which continues to develop in line with the NHS plan for pharmacy.

As part of the Pharmacy Stores Team you will receive in deliveries from Wholesalers & Couriers, check the deliveries are correct, receipting on the HIVE computer system, and flagging any discrepancies in a timely manner. Using good Manual Handling practice you will help move the goods to the Main Inpatient Pharmacy and unpack the deliveries on to the correct storage locations. You will also help us manage and main the Automated Dispensing systems (Robots) within the Inpatient Pharmacy at Oxford Road. 

There is a positive attitude towards development of staff within the department and you will be encouraged to participate in our in-house training programs in order that you can develop your skills and apply them in the most appropriate way towards improving patient care.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. 

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. 

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022. 

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. 
 
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.