Pharmacy Assistant - Pre-Packing Unit | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,169 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7188607/214-CSTO-7188607 |
Summary
We are currently seeking a motivated individual to join our team as a Pre-Packing Assistant. This role offers the opportunity to work within a busy department, supporting the delivery of high-quality medicines to the Trust and external customers.
The Pre-Packing Department at King's Mill Hospital plays a crucial role in providing over-labelled medicines to clinics and wards of the Trust to enable the safe and efficient discharge of patients.
As a Pre-Packing Assistant, you will be responsible for undertaking tasks essential for the smooth operation of our department. From picking/checking orders, putting stock away and daily cleaning to labelling & packing down large batches of medicines, your contributions will be integral to ensuring efficient service delivery.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
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Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9thApril, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Jun 2025
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