Pharmacy Stores Assistant Technical Officer
2 weeks ago
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**
**Job overview**:
The pharmacy departments across the NCA are in the process of transforming to become a single pharmacy service under the direction of the NCA Chief Pharmacist. By the pharmacy departments working together across the NCA we aim to deliver an outstanding pharmaceutical service across the group using state of the art electronic systems and automation. In addition, innovative working practices will be introduced to support all pharmacy staff.
This is a really exciting time to join our new team.
We are currently restructuring how medications are supplied from the various pharmacy departments in the NCA. As part of this process, we are expanding the stores team at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.
Salford Royal Pharmacy Department holds a Wholesale Dealers Authorisation meaning that we supply medications to a range of external healthcare customers in addition to patients seen within the hospital. We also utilise automated storage solutions to improve the efficiency of our procurement processes and are currently heavily involved in the COVID-19 vaccination program.
**Main duties of the job**:
We are seeking a motivated pharmacy stores Assistant Technical Officer to join our team.
Working under the supervision of the Pharmacy Stores Manager, you will be responsible for the receipt and storage of medications and bulk fluids into the pharmacy store, following Good Distribution Practice, and subsequent entry on the pharmacy computer system. You will also maintain appropriate stock levels of bulk fluids, pick medications for internal and external customers and manage stock deliveries and collections to/from the department by internal and external transport providers.
Although desirable, experience of stock control or previous employment in a pharmacy environment is not needed. The post holder will contribute to the weekend working rota.
**Working for our organisation**:
The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.
**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
**Knowledge, skills and experience**:
**Essential criteria**:
- Good written and communication skills
**Desirable criteria**:
- Previous experience in a Pharmacy environment
- Experience of stock control
**COVID-19 Vaccination Information**
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**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:
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