Advanced Level Specialist Pharmacy Assistant - Logistics

Job overview

We are excited to offer this position to a motivated individual that has a keen eye for detail and good customer service skills.

You will supervise teams effectively distributing medicines and fluids to internal and external units on time.

You will be flexible within varied aspects of the Job description to work with the extensive team to offer support, guidance and training.

You will assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician with day to day operations within Central Pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

You will assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician – CPSD Team Leader in managing the day to day operations of Pharmacy Stores & Distribution (S&D) in the Trust, to provide a safe, accurate and efficient service to all internal and external users.

You will support the Senior Pharmacy Assistants in all areas where required and offering guidance on handling complex service delivery problems.

You will assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician – CPSD Team Leader by actively working towards maintaining key performance targets and monitor quality of service provided.

To co-ordinate appropriate top-up duties for a range of service users. Rota management.

Following training and with relevant experience assess and review Goods In Queries to assess if this stock would be accepted or returned to the supplier taking into account clinical need and cost pressure of alternate medication sent.

Supervision of Robot distribution workflow to include re-filling and maintenance of robot stock, picking of automated stock and processes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please be aware that the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted is above the starting point of the Agenda for Change band for this role. Therefore those that are new to the NHS may not reach the minimum salary threshold required to obtain a certificate of sponsorship.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 5th August 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 17th August 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

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.