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. The successful candidate will be provided with full training and will be required to work across sites at both 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).
* Conduct accuracy checks to ensure stock is picked correctly.
* 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 a hazardous substance (e.g., cytotoxic drugs).
Requirements & Skills
* We are looking for hardworking, enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals who can work alone and as part of a team.
* Excellent communication and organisational skills; computer literate.
* GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above including English and Mathematics.
* Evidence of undertaking either a BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff or Buttercups Support Staff Course for Pharmacy Stock Management.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills, as you will work within a busy team and communicate with professionals across the Trust.
* Disability Confident – A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria; more details are available from the employer’s guidance.
Working Arrangements
This post is full time for 37.5 hours per week. Working days will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. You will also be required to work 1 in 7 Saturdays and a minimum of 2 Bank Holidays per annum.
Additional Information
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula with accessible transport links to major cities in the region. We employ over 6,000 staff and provide a high quality range of acute care services across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
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