Pharmacy Storekeeper

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

  • Works in Pharmacy Stores and supports Drug Distribution when required.
  • Use Pharmacy stock control system to receive, unpack, input deliveries into the robot and receive deliveries of nutritional feeds for diet store.
  • Produce picking lists, packs and supply drugs and medicines to wards and departments.
  • Ensure expiry date checks of the medicine's stored in pharmacy stores, fridge and freezers are regularly checked.
  • Carry out rolling stock checks generated by the pharmacy system.
  • Unpack delivery from suppliers, receive medicines and them away in their allocated locations e.g. pharmacy robot, rolling shelves etc.
  • Support with training of staff rotating in stores.
  • Support the operations in the purchasing office
  • Assist with checking the diet store.
  • Participate in weekend and bank holiday shifts as per departmental

Main duties of the job

  • Works in Pharmacy Stores and supports Drug Distribution when required.
  • Use Pharmacy stock control system to receive, unpack, input deliveries into the robot and receive deliveries of nutritional feeds for diet store.
  • Produce picking lists, packs and supply drugs and medicines to wards and departments.
  • Ensure expiry date checks of the medicine's stored in pharmacy stores, fridge and freezers are regularly checked.
  • Carry out rolling stock checks generated by the pharmacy system.
  • Unpack delivery from suppliers, receive medicines and them away in their allocated locations e.g. pharmacy robot, rolling shelves etc.
  • Support with training of staff rotating in stores.
  • Support the operations in the purchasing office
  • Assist with checking the diet store.
  • Participate in weekend and bank holiday shifts as per departmental

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Date posted

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,129 to £28,649 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-7675DG

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ (QCF) level 2 in Pharmacy Services or an equivalent Pharmacy Assistant certificate
  • Good standard of education, GCSE or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Worked in a pharmacy either hospital or retail
  • Dealing with the public/ healthcare professionals

Desirable

  • Worked in a Hospital Pharmacy Stores & Distribution Department

Skills, abilities, and attributes

Essential

  • Ability to train and supervise staff.
  • Ability to learn fast, be flexible, a good team player and show initiative.
  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational skills.

Desirable

  • IT Microsoft skills an advantage
Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ (QCF) level 2 in Pharmacy Services or an equivalent Pharmacy Assistant certificate
  • Good standard of education, GCSE or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Worked in a pharmacy either hospital or retail
  • Dealing with the public/ healthcare professionals

Desirable

  • Worked in a Hospital Pharmacy Stores & Distribution Department

Skills, abilities, and attributes

Essential

  • Ability to train and supervise staff.
  • Ability to learn fast, be flexible, a good team player and show initiative.
  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational skills.

Desirable

  • IT Microsoft skills an advantage

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Pharmacy Technician

Hanisha Modasia

hanisha.modasia@nhs.net

02088692765

Date posted

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,129 to £28,649 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-7675DG

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


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