Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, efficient, and organised individual to join our Stores & Distribution Team within the Pharmacy Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.
This post is full time for 37.5 hours per week. Working days will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. You will also be required to work 1 in 7 Saturdays and a minimum of 2 Bank Holidays per annum.
The successful candidate must be able to work alone and as part of a team, have excellent communication and organisational skills, and be computer literate. The role includes cross-site duties at Clatterbridge and Arrowe Park Hospital.
Responsibilities
* Provide a core distribution service to wards, departments and clinics
* Receive medicinal products from suppliers in line with SOPs
* Input goods into the Pharmacy Robot (automated stock receipt and picking system)
* Visit areas to determine stock requirements against a pre-defined ward/department/clinic stock top-up sheet
* Pick pharmaceutical products in Central Pharmacy Stores (CPS)
* Accuracy check stock medicines to ensure correct picking
* Deal with ad hoc stock requests as they arise from wards/departments
* Deal with queries and provide information to staff within clinical areas within and external to the Trust
* Undertake the daily stock reconciliation process
* Assemble emergency drug boxes in accordance with a manufacturing worksheet
* Manually handle IV fluids, bulk feed deliveries, manoeuvre cages and lift heavy tote boxes for delivery to external customers (e.g., wards/departments and outside clinics)
* Understand health and safety considerations associated with pharmaceutical products and how to deal with a spill from hazardous substances (e.g., cytotoxic drugs)
Qualifications
* GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above including English and Mathematics
* Be prepared to undertake either a BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff or Buttercups Support Staff Course for Pharmacy Stock Management
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with a variety of professionals across the Trust
* Computer literate
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first contact. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula with excellent transport links and a wide range of services.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025
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