Senior Warehouse Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Banbury |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75718566 |
Summary
Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.
Oxford Pharmacy Store (OPS) is a specialised directorate of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, providing a wide range of pharmaceutical products and services to the NHS and other healthcare providers across the UK. In September 2025, OPS relocated to a new warehouse facility in Banbury, Oxfordshire, actively supplying over 600 healthcare customers, including NHS Trusts, hospitals, outpatient pharmacies, private hospital groups, and pharmaceutical wholesalers with a range of specialised medicines.
We are recruiting for a Senior Warehouse Assistant to join us and provide levels of service comparable to that of an entry level Pharmacy Technician. You'll be carrying out a wide variety of duties in support of the accurate wholesale/distribution of prescription medicines and other pharmaceutical products issuing (against pre-generated orders), packaging, checking and dispatching of goods to customers.
You'll be carrying out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the wholesale unit under the direction of the Deputy Operations and Procurement Manager(s) and Quality Manager (Senior Technician) to ensure that services are provided in a consistently high and professional manner which is complementary to a well managed service, at all times ensuring that standards are maintained, particularly with respect to statutory professional and legal requirements.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a safe and effective routine services for issuing (against pre-generated orders), packaging, checking and dispatching of goods to customers
- Providing the final accuracy check for all orders prior to dispatch to customers and feeding back to warehouse assistants / colleagues if errors are noted
- Support risk management strategies within those area(s)
- Undertaking relevant administrative and clerical duties
- Being responsible for ensuring accurate receipt of goods received, observing at all times the principles of good stock control
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.
Working for our organisationOxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification Communication Essential criteria- Able to communicate effectively with team members
- Warehouse Experience
- Proven experience of working in an pharmaceutical environment
- Previous NHS experience or equivalent
- Experience of working with batch numbers
- Previous experience of checking orders and recording accuracy
Senior Warehouse Assistant (PDF, 672.3KB)
Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Michael Timms
Title: Operations and Procurement Manager
Email: michael.timms@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865 904828