Pharmacy Stores Assistant

Main area Clinical Support Services Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time – 19.50 hours and 22 hours Weekend and bank holidays on a rota basis Job ref 328-CD-7194325

Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The James Cook University Hospital Town Middlesbrough Salary £24,169 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/07/2025 23:59

Band 2

Job overview

22.5 hours and 19.5 hours Monday to Friday, with weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis.

Assist in the provision of an effective and timely service from the Pharmacy stores to the patients and staff of South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust under the supervision of the pharmacy stores assistant technical officers (ATOs) and the leadership of the Pharmacy Stores Manager.

Main duties of the job

Weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis

To assist in the provision of an effective and timely service from the Pharmacy stores to the patients and staff of South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust under the supervision of the pharmacy stores assistant technical officers (ATOs) and the leadership of the Pharmacy Stores Manager.

To receive pharmaceutical goods into the Trust following all relevant policies and procedures.

To provide a ward top up service to wards of James Cook University Hospital.

To load ward omnicells with medication orders, rotating stock and performing cycle counts.

To accurately and efficiently pick and check medication stock orders for wards and departments of South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust.

To safely use the pharmacy stores pallet trucks and pallet stacker after appropriate training.

To load European pallets with fluid orders to be delivered to wards and departments and decant received fluid orders onto the racking provided.

To assist the pharmacy stores manager and supervisors with stock takes, stock counts and stock maintenance.

To assist in maintaining a clear workspace, and keeping shelves stocked to maintain workflow.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

· Your Leadership Impact

· Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Problem-solving skills
• Good communication
• Patient/client focussed attitude

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent experience
• IT Qualification
• Science Qualification
• NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy service skills

Experience

• Customer Service Experience
• Time management
• Correct use of manual handling techniques
• Stock control
• Pharmacy experience
• UK Hospital experience

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month\’s pay.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.

As an inclusive employer,we are here to support you.

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.

The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.

Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.

Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.

Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.

IMPORTANT–Please ensure you read the \’Guidance Notes for Applicants\’ document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.

This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.

The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The refereesMUSTbe a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

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