Job responsibilities

At Barts Health, we recognise and celebrate the value of our staff. Therefore, dedication to creating and maintaining an outstanding working environment for all staff is essential. In return, you will have access to excellent training and development opportunities.

To discuss this role further, please contact Jas Minhas, Pharmacy Lead, Procurement and Distribution Services [email protected]

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff or equivalent.

Desirable

• Train the trainer or equivalent related training course
• Train the trainer or equivalent related training course . GCSE Math and English language grade 4-9 or Functional skills Level 2 in the same subjects
• ILM L2 team leader qualification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of good performance in previous posts, where relevant
• Proven experience of good performance in previous posts, where relevant
• Manual handling skills
• Stock management
• Experience working in a busy environment

Desirable

• Experience of working in healthcare / pharmacy environment
• Experience of working in pharmacy procurement / distribution services
• Experience of working in pharmacy procurement / distribution services
• Experience of working in pharmacy procurement / distribution services

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of customer care principles
• An understanding of stock control systems and principles
• An understanding of stock control systems and principles

Desirable

• An understanding of stock control systems and principles
• Basic Microsoft office including Excel, Word and Outlook

Skills

Essential

• Numerate and able to perform simple calculations
• Numerate and able to perform simple calculations
• Ability to pay Attention to detail and to work effectively and accurately in a busy environment
• Able to work alone and as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptabl
• Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
• Ability to work weekends/bank holidays
• Able to communicate effectively with all grades of staff and internal customers, in person, over the phone and through online portals
• Ability to communicate complex information to internal and external stakeholders
• Good time management skills

Other

Essential

• Commitment to CPD
• Professional attitude
• Able to use own initiative
• Reliable honest and possesses Integrity
• Ability to adapt and learn to use different IT packages with different functionality as the demand of the job require
• Able to push heavy trolleys
• Able to lift heavy loads frequently of up to 15kg

Desirable

• Able to lift heavy loads frequently of up to 15kg
• An interest in learning about drugs and their uses
• An interest in pharmacy stock management systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).