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Location
Salary
£24,169 per annum
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
29 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent: Monday to Friday 0600 - 1400 or 1000 - 1800
Posted Date
19 Jun 2025

Job overview

  • Pharmacy Support Worker
  • Band 2- £24,169 per annum
  • Permanent
  • Location : Paddock Wood

Are you passionate about supporting patient care? Do you want to ensure our ambulances are equipped with the critical medicines they need? Then come and join us in our newly refurbished Medicines Distribution Centre based in Paddock Wood and help us deliver excellent pre-hospital care.

We are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Support Worker to expand our team within our busy and friendly Medicines Distribution Centre (MDC).

What we are looking for:

If you are organised, enthusiastic and self-motivated, then we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate for this role will be required to work in the Medicines Packing Unit undertaking the daily packing of drug pouches and quality assurance.

The Medicines distribution Centre operates across two shifts and as a Pharmacy Support Worker you will work a fixed shift pattern covering either early or late shifts 5 days per week. These will be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will:

  • Daily packing of drug pouches for use by the operational crews .
  • Work together as a team to meet KPIs and ensure stock is available.
  • Ensure that resources are used effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures.
  • Actively promote the flow of work through the department and communicate with Distribution hubs and Stations when obstacles arise.
  • Liaise with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is completed to schedule, not overlooked or duplicated.
  • Contribute to the stock control within the department, including participating in stock-checks, tracing and resolving stock discrepancies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Pharmacy team at the Medicines Distribution Centre provides essential support to front line ambulance operations. The  Pharmacy Support Workers play a key role in providing medicines pouches for use by front line staff in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.

Please refer to the job description for more details about the role.