Pharmacy Stores

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join the staff in the Purchasing and Distribution department within Pharmacy at Queens Hospital, Essex.

The successful candidate will act as deputy to the Pharmacy stores manager. They will be required:

To manage Pharmacy stores ward top up service at Queens and King George Hospital. To ensure the safe storage, and supply of Pharmaceuticals to wards, departments, and dispensaries throughout the trust. To be responsible for the standards within the stores area, promoting good practice, Training and development of staff. To monitor to-follows on a daily basis and to liaise with the buying officer to prioritise the chase up of drugs To support the Invoicing in investigating and resolving disputes and discrepancies To manage the daily stock check within pharmacy stores. To assist in the implementation and running of the Pharmacy stores robot.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated with good communication skills. They will have good time management and able to work effectively in a team and under their own initiative.

The position demands a well organised person, who can multi-task and demonstrate ability to accurately follow instruction and maintain competence in a very busy stores environment to provide a customer focused service.
Previous experience working within the NHS is desirable.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will assist in the daily running of Pharmacy Stores and Procurement ensuring a high quality, innovative, cost effective and efficient service. Key duties will be to deputise for the store manager in managing all aspects of Pharmacy stores and support Pharmacy Purchasing to-follow, Claim Backs and Invoicing

Working for our organisation

We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

We’re pleased to be leading the way in wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be ; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for at Queen’s and King George hospitals; and showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care. 

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also part of the .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

It would be desirable but not essential of some experience within the Pharmacy store and purchasing environment, although training and guidance will be given to the successful candidate.

Keyboard skills and knowledge of Microsoft office, Word and Excel are essential.

Team working and organisational skills are required together with ability to prioritise when necessary. You should be able to remain calm under pressure and work conscientiously whilst paying particular attention to detail.Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the Person Specification before applying for this post

Lauren Pittard (Pharmacy Procurement Manager)

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (NVQ) or equivalent Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BTEC) or equivalent

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of JAC

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

Experience of UK Hospital Pharmacy

Desirable criteria

Experience of Pharmacy Purchasing/Stores Previous experience of working with automated medicine cabinet systems

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