Stores Assistant

Job summary

Would you like the opportunity to work as a part of a progressive, patient focused pharmacy service?

If you are a self-motivated, positive individual and would like to play an integral part in growing the reputation of the pharmacy department, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to progress within the Pharmacy Stores team. You will undergo a structured training plan with additional curricular qualifications and certificates.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our expanding pharmacy team. The team at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust comprises of approximately 500 pharmacy staff working across five sites and is one of the biggest pharmacy departments in the country.

Our inclusive and diverse pharmacy department has a strong clinical presence in all areas. We are innovative and forward-thinking and have invested in a host of technical improvements, including robotics and a state of the art, multi-million-pound technical services unit. We offer a wide range of roles across different areas of the service including clinical ward services, aseptic services, homecare, medicines supply, medicines information, medicines governance, education & training, clinical trials, and research.

Main duties of the job

The trust will give you time to use your skills and help you develop a fulfilling career as well as a commitment to support flexible working and can support such things as, part time hours, condensed hours, or job share. These options are not exhaustive, and we would encourage candidates to state any forms of flexible working they would like to explore in their application.

Main Duties:

• Receipt and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Assembling of pharmaceutical orders.
• Work closely with the pharmacy automated dispensing systems.

Training will be provided.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. It is an energetic and vibrant organisation that places patients and staff at the heart of everything they do. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave entitlement.
• NHS Pension Scheme - excellent package of pension benefits, fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Occupational health service
• Confidential staff counselling service
• Flexible retirement scheme
• Long service awards and gifts
• Training and development
• Flexible working practices
• Fantastic opportunities for enhancing your learning and development
• Chaplaincy services
• Career breaks
• Child care facilities, including childcare teams, nurseries and out of school clubs
• Special leave policies