Pharmacy Assistant - Stock Control

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an assistant to join our pharmacy stores and procurement team responsible for the purchasing of medicines for the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The procurement team mange the ordering of over £20 million worth of medicines each year. We are looking for someone with the right skills and attention to detail who is an excellent team player, hardworking and enthusiastic to participate in and support the provision of our services.

Main duties of the job

A good general understanding of IT systems is essential as the majority of our ordering and stock management systems are electronic. You will also be expected to be able to update excel spreadsheets and competently interact with other Microsoft applications.

You will be contributing to the maintenance of a good stock control system within the Pharmacy department, as well as participating in the provision of a high standard of service within the Pharmacy Stores, Procurement and Distribution department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY RESULT AREAS

These are the key areas that support the purpose of the job:

• To carry out general stock management duties on all wards and clinics, including housekeeping, stock counts, stock rotation expiry date checks and investigation of stock discrepancies when necessary.
• To participate and support the use of Pharmacy automation systems, to assist in the control of the large remit of stock management in the Pharmacy Department and ensuring that data entry on the pharmacy computer system is accurate and timely. 3. Contribute to the maintenance of accurate stock holding 4. To process orders for medicines under the terms of the Wholesale Dealers License in accordance with relevant SOP’s and adhering to Good Distribution Practice. 5. To provide Pharmacy Stores core service, through the receipt, storage, and distribution of medicines. 6. To order, pick, deliver, and put away stock supplies of pharmaceutical products (including bulk fluids and feeds), for wards, departments and clinics through the top up service. 7. To undertake a wide range of duties within the Pharmacy Department, and to undertake relevant training as required.