The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT
Pharmacy Stores Assistant
Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining, receipting, and ordering pharmacy medication (within pharmacy department and ward level).
- Performing general pharmaceutical duties under supervision.
- Assisting in providing a safe and effective Pharmacy service.
- Undertaking ward-based stock top-ups and picking stock boxes.
- Processing stock request slips, receipting and putting orders away.
- Ordering and invoicing for stock.
- Sorting returned medicines from wards.
- Undertaking regular dispensary slots (as required).
- Ordering pharmaceutical stock in line with department procedures.
- Receiving orders from hospital suppliers.
- Maintaining computerised records for stock items.
- Completing ward top-ups.
- Putting together orders from hospital clinics, departments, and outside units.
- Sorting and disposing of returned drugs.
- Understanding procedures for potentially hazardous products (cytotoxics, irritants, poisons).
- Answering telephone inquiries.
- Receiving, validating, and processing invoices, credit notes, and other authorisations.
Skills and Expertise
- Proven ability to work within a pharmacy environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Experience with computerised pharmacy systems is beneficial.
- Understanding of pharmaceutical policies and procedures.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to handle manual handling tasks.
- Good communication skills.