# Pharmacy Stores and Warehouse Operative

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Leeds General Infirmary
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Stores operative
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25272.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T14:09:01.202Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0869
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=1983&source=JobtrainNHSJobs
- **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job summary

The Pharmacy Stores & Distribution team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provide ward stock medicines top-up and delivery to wards and departments throughout the Trust via the onsite top-up teams. The Leeds Pharmaceutical Warehouse service is predominantly concerned with receipt, storage and issue of medicines orders, with associated stock control activities. *Please note, these posts do not involve direct patient care

### Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit 4 Full-time staff (37.5ours per week) enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals with drive to undertake the roles of Pharmacy Stores and Warehouse Operative based in the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution team at St Jamess Hospital and LGI MRDU. The successful candidates must be pro-active and flexible in their approach to working within this busy department and other areas in the Stores and Distribution Services and have excellent organisational skills.

### About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

### Details

- Date posted: 01 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 2
- Salary: £25,272 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001981
- Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Why you should join our Team

Leeds is a wonderful city to work in and LTHT is an organisation that puts its patients first and highly values and supports its staff,

Pharmacy is a forward-thinking department that values the contribution of all our staff. There are plenty of opportunities to progress within different areas of our pharmacy services should you wish to.

What you will bring to the role

These posts will involve working with a small team of Band 2 Pharmacy Support workers, training to Top-up wards with stock medication, delivering and putting the stock away for the ward or department.

This also includes working with the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution supervisors, Team leaders and managers.

For all posts, this will involve working across ALL sites at Leeds Teaching Hospitals as required.

Please be aware that for all posts there is a significant amount of walking and moving and handling, including bulk consignments.

The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis.

Please see the attached job description for further information about these vacancies.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

## Person Specification

### Practical Skills

**Essential**

- Basic computer / keyboard skills
- Safe moving and handling techniques

### Behaviours/Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to interpret written instructions.
- Ability to integrate as a team member
- Good communication skills
- to work accurately and with the ability for attention to detail, following standard operating procedures
- Manage time effectively
- Supportive of others
- Team player
- Flexible and reliable

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- GCSE Maths and English (D-G / 1-3) or Level 1 in Maths / English
- Completion of the dispensary stock management course and internal competencies within 6 months of appointment.

### Special Knowledge including experience

**Essential**

- An understanding of Health and Safety, customer care and stock control.

## Documents

- [Job Description (DOCX, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3480&JobId=1983)

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