Pharmacy Stores Coordinator

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Are you looking for a new challenge and have a passion for Pharmacy Stores and Distribution?
Why not consider joining our team as a new Pharmacy Stores Coordinator?
The successful candidate will join a group of leaders to support the delivery of a safe and efficient service to the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) campus. Coordinating the receipt and stock control of medicines for both internal and external customers, you will have good communication and organisation skills. The Pharmacy Stores Coordinator also deputises in all areas of the Stores service in the absence of the Lead Pharmacy Technician.
We welcome applications from enthusiastic Pharmacy Technicians and experienced Pharmacy Technical Officers (ATO’s) and can offer specific training to help develop your skills.
The post holder will be based at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) Pharmacy Stores of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Supervise and coordinate the day-to-day receiving processes for internal and external customers efficiently and safely, in order to meet required deadlines. To participate in checking of all goods before leaving the Pharmacy Store following validation.
To understand the role in more detail, please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification documents.
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are, a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit our website

SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR OUR ORGANISATION INCLUDE:

Flexible working
Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace
Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team
Salary sacrifice schemes
Cycle to work and travel
The Pharmacy department at NUH is forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care. You will be joining the team at an exciting time as we embark on a journey to modernise and improve the operational services through a process of redesign and the introduction of robotics/automation.
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Supervise the day-to-day receiving processes for internal and external customers according to the departmental/transport schedules and in line with standard operating procedures (SOP).
Maintain a system of work that promotes the identification of stock problems and resolves them within the limits of own authority.
Deal with customer enquiries or complaints and give appropriate responses within own limits of authority.
Participate in the checking of assembled stock (after completed validation) of all medicines, including cytotoxic drugs and sundries assembled by other Pharmacy Stores staff including non-validated staff.
Ensure that all electronic and paper-based orders are documented and costed accurately and in a timely fashion.
Check all types of emergency boxes (after validation) which are replenished and supplied by Pharmacy Stores.
To participate in the compilation of departmental schedules/rotas including evening, weekend and bank holiday rotas. Complete and take responsibility for required duties as allocated on the daily evening, weekend or bank holiday rota.
Work in line with and promote hospital and departmental working practices that follow policies and procedures including health and safety, COSHH, manual handling and security.
Assist the Lead Technician where appropriate in line with Pharmacy Governance processes and investigation of MHRA alerts (including the quarantine of affected medicines). Implementing or amending processes as a result of new learning opportunities.
Assist and input into the organisation of both rolling and annual stock-takes. In the absence of the Lead Technician, ensure that stock-take commitments are maintained.
Actively involved in the review and maintenance of stock management in conjunction with the Lead Technician.
Assist the Lead Technician in the training of Assistant Technical Officers (ATO’s), Pre-registration Technicians and any other staff where appropriate.
Participate in Pharmacy Internal Error reporting in Stores in liaison with the Lead Technician (Training and Quality Assurance).
To take an active role in contributing towards service development and improvement both within Pharmacy Stores and the wider Pharmacy department.
Maintain effective communication with all members of the Pharmacy department and the wider multi-disciplinary teams within the Trust.
Work in line with departmental standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and highlight any discrepancies in current practice to the Lead Technician to ensure SOP’s are constantly reviewed and updated where appropriate. SOPs when and where appropriate.
Participate in and take responsibility for own Continual Professional Development and departmental personal development plans.
To participate in rostered flexible shift working including evening, weekend and bank holiday arrangements in line with service commitments. This may be at the City Hospital or Queen’s Medical Centre campus sites

Please refer the Job description for details