Pharmacy Storekeeper

A vacancy has arisen in the Goods In Area of the Pharmacy Department at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, for a full-time Band 2 Pharmacy Storekeeper.

The main duties will include receiving pharmaceutical deliveries and reconciling orders against delivery notes, recording batch numbers and expiry dates, re-locating medicines to identified storage areas and using the Pharmacy computer system. There will be a requirement (after appropriate training) to transport palletised goods.

This role would suit a motivated, conscientious and hardworking individual, with good communication and interpersonal skills, who is able to work to a consistently high level of accuracy in a busy environment and has the ability to handle heavy repetitive loads in high quantities.

Hours - 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday

Responsible for the daily operation of the pharmacy store to ensure all aspects of receiving, accepting and re-distribution of deliveries from suppliers are on time, accurate and in accordance with standard operating procedures and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) (EU GDP 2013/C 343/01)

Responsible for the warehouse management of the intravenous (IV) bulk fluid store and to place IV fluid orders using the pharmacy computer system. To receive deliveries from suppliers and handle heavy loads (15- 22 kilos per load) over several hours each day

To process orders and credits via the pharmacy computer system in accordance with goods receiving procedures and to liaise with the Pharmacy Purchasing team to ensure effective goods receipt/credit

To undertake the safe process of decanting liquid Nitrogen into dewars

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.