Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Support Worker – Procurement & Stores

Job overview

The post holder will support the supervision and training of a team of support workers who rotate through procurement and distribution. The post holder will assist in good receiving duties and the general supply of medicines, receive and check deliveries of pharmacy stock, assemble I.V. fluids and stock medicines for delivery to wards/departments and assist in the return of medicines. The post holder will consistently work in an accurate, effective and efficient manner to support the provision of a high-quality service to patients, trust staff and departments.

Main duties of the job

To receive deliveries into the Pharmacy, ensuring that the driver delivery documentation is checked as correct before accepting the delivery. Some deliveries arrive on pallets, which may be up to 500kg in weight and require the use of handling equipment (Pallet Truck). 2.To unpack deliveries and record receipt of the goods in accordance with standard procedures, confirming all batch numbers and expiry dates with invoices, input the data on the pharmacy computer system and put the stock away to maintain the efficiency of the pharmacy stock system. 3.When goods are received to identify unlicensed products and to place them into quarantine awaiting approval for use

4.To remove from stock, goods no longer fit for use and when authorised to dispose of such goods. 5.To issue against requisition lists goods to wards and outlying areas, ensuring that the item issued matches that requisitioned. 6.To issue intravenous fluids and other bulky products to wards and departments. This involves handling and lifting of boxes up to 10-15kg in weight, daily. 7.Responsible for maintenance of stock in the fluid store. 8.To carry out physical stock counts of goods as required. 9.To ensure the recording of expiry dates and to maintain records of expiry date checks at designated times. 10.To package vaccines for delivery to maintain the cold chain.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.