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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Support
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-430
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Upton
Salary
£22,383 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rotational Pharmacy Support Worker

Band 2

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job 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 ideal candidate should have excellent communication and organisational skills, be self-motivated, work alone and as part of a team.   and be computer literate. 

The candidate must possess GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above in English and Mathematics.  You will also be required to undertake a NVQ/BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff

The successful candidate must also be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, as they will be working within a busy team and will be communicating with a variety of professionals across the Trust

The successful candidate will be provided with full training and will be required to work across sites at both Clatterbridge and Arrowe Park Hospital. 

Main duties of the job

·      Provide a core distribution service to wards departments and clinics

·      Receive medicinal products from suppliers in line with (SOPs).

·      Ensure all pharmaceutical preparations are stored appropriately within the Wirral Pharmacy Stores.

·      Input goods into the Pharmacy Robot (automated stock receipt and picking system).

·      Against a pre-defined ward/department/clinic stock top-up sheet, visit the area to determine stock requirements.

·      Pick pharmaceutical products in Central Pharmacy Stores (CPS) against the pharmacy computer generated picking list for wards and departments and outside clinics.

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Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Rotational Pharmacy Support Worker.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Math’s & English GCSE or equivalent
  • Standard keyboard skills
  • IT Literate
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ 2 (Pharmaceutical Services) or equivalent experiential learning
  • Experience working in Healthcare Environment
  • Experience working in Stores & Distribution Environment

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written communication skills
  • Word processing/e-mail, accuracy entry skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Methodical with attention to detail
  • Willingness and self-motivation to learn in the workplace and college

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Perform basic mathematical calculations in relation to work
  • Good oral communication skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
  • Good interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Good problem solving skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiasm for the role
  • Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff
  • Ability to cope with a busy environment
  • Conscientious and reliable

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Participation in evening, weekend and bank holiday working as per departmental roster
  • Ability to carry out moderate to intensive physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities including climbing ladders, stretching, bending and standing for long periods of time, manoeuvring cages and medicine boxes and manual handling bulk deliveries of medicines.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Debra Jones
Job title
Business Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7416
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