Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 419-250624-PSS-PSD
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Stores Supervisor
Band 3
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who would like to join our Pharmacy Stores team in the Pharmacy Department at York Hospital. Applicants must have experience of working within a Pharmacy Stores environment alongside team leading experience and a good understanding of stock management.
We are a friendly and innovative department which always thrives on improvement. Please contact the recruiting manager, prior to applying to see if this role is for you.
Main duties of the job
This post involves the day to day supervising and supporting a busy pharmacy stores team. Experience in receiving, processing, and delivering medicines and IV fluids to wards is essential to this role.
An understanding of stock management is crucial; this involves checking, receiving, and storing medicines. Ensuring that medicines are stored appropriately and securely both in pharmacy and on wards, participating in stock-taking and the checking of medicines is an important part of this role, so attention to detail is vital.
The post holder will be responsible for the training of staff and will also undertake various housekeeping duties including dealing with queries, checking, and filing documents, processing waste and excess medicines and other duties supporting the efficient and safe operation of the pharmacy department.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE English and Mathematics, or equivalent.
- Accredited units in NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 Team leadership course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial practical work experience and knowledge relating to the procedures and provision of a hospital pharmacy stores service.
- Knowledge and application of Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance systems
- Good distribution practices
- Knowledge of COSHH
- Knowledge and experience of managing stock control
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of working with an automated dispensing robot.
- Hospital pharmacy stores experience.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Proven skills in organising, supervising and training staff.
- Ability to prioritise workflow when the need arises
- Proven communication skills and ability to communicate with staff to extract maximum output with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to problem solve independently escalating to a senior member of staff when appropriate.
Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Professional
- Able to work under pressure
- Extremely flexible and reliable
- Able to work in a team environment or alone
- Good time management skills
Values
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours: • We are Kind. • We are Open. • We pursue Excellence.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Allen
- Job title
- Pharmacy Procurement & Distribution Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 726338
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