Pharmacy Ward Stock Assistant
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The closing date is 22 April 2026
Are you looking for a new, exciting part‑time opportunity? Are you motivated and well organised? Then we need you!
The Pharmacy department currently undertakes a 'top‑up' service to wards and departments and we are looking for individuals like you to join our friendly team.
We offer a range of flexible working, but to meet the changing needs of the service, the duties and working times attached to this post may be subject to reasonable change in the future.
If you are an individual who is keen to embrace change and look at new ways of working, and would like to be part of a large, friendly and supportive department, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.
The successful applicant will undertake a level 2 qualification in stock management.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will participate in the pharmacy top‑up service, initially at Hull Royal Infirmary but will expand to cover Castle Hill Hospital once trained. This involves visiting clinical area(s), identifying and documenting the quantity of stock that requires ordering, checking the expiry dates of stock held, and ensuring stock rotation when putting stock away.
Ensuring wards and departments receive stock in a timely manner and are promptly notified of any shortages.
Support and/or participate in the processing of top‑up requests and amendments from all clinical areas using the Pharmacy Computer System according to standard operating procedures.
Support and/or participate in the processing of ad‑hoc requests / orders using the Pharmacy Computer System according to standard operating procedures.
Ward fluid top‑up.
Recycling, picking, packing and dispatch of goods to wards and departments.
May be required to assist in distribution when trained to do so.
Will help to distribute drugs around Trust sites using trust transport when trained to do so.
The ward stock assistants will work 4 hours a day, 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday, and the hours can be tailored to individual needs between 7.30 am and 2 pm. The successful applicants will participate in the Bank Holiday working arrangements of the department.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts — Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) — our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research in many areas — biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
* Evidence of a good level of general education required (literate and numerate to the degree required for job description tasks – reading, writing, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and simple calculations).
* Sufficient capability to complete Pharmacy training programmes required for the post and be completed within a maximum of 12 months.
* Ability to carry out instructions and recall.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
* Experience of working in a customer focused environment.
* Understanding of when to seek advice and refer to senior professionals.
* Healthcare, dispensing, shop, supermarket or warehousing experience.
* Experience of team working.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
* Be able to work on own initiative.
* Works well with in a team.
* Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality.
* Participate in standard setting and research projects.
* Evidence showing clinical and professional development.
* To be able to plan, assess, evaluate your work.
* Ability to prioritise work associated with changing environment and demands.
* Facilitate learning of others.
Special Attributes and other
* High level of interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy.
* Flexible and reliable.
* High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
* Ability to make good relationships with others.
* Demonstrates resilience and an ability to cope under pressure commensurate with the post.
* Lifting & handling techniques.
Other Requirements
* Required to develop new skills.
* Good timekeeper.
* Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service.
* Will be required to participate in Bank Holiday Rota.
* Able to undertake the trust driving assessment and use trust transport to move drugs between the sites.
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.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
This vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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