Senior Assistant Technical Officer (Stores)

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
If you are looking for an exciting career in Pharmacy, the Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit may be your choice.
If you enjoy working in a fast paced with a small and supportive team, then this role is for you.
The post of Senior Assistant Technical Officer (Stores) is split into two main roles; you will be required to undertake and be responsible for assessing stock ordering requirements and ensuring that pharmaceutical stock is stored correctly, by ensuring correct storage requirements and stock rotation, to include ambient, refrigerated, controlled drugs, unlicensed and hazardous items. Ensuring the Pharmacy department and the Trust has the stock required on-hand to treat patients is a vital part of this role.
The second part of the role is to pick, issue and provide final checks of pharmaceutical products against picking lists, products include controlled drugs and unlicensed medicines to ensure that PHU and external customers are receiving the appropriate supplies of medicines for patients’ use. Part of your role will be identifying stock/supply problems and resolving them with senior staff, communicating problems and progress to the appropriate person to minimise risk to patient care.
You will ensure the receipt and dispatch of aseptic products occurs in a timely fashion and be expected to be able to identify different types of medicines and use your initiative and experience to prioritise ordering critical medicines.
This is a busy and active role, and we are looking for someone who can pay close attention to detail and is able to work as part of a team.
Experience of working in a warehouse/store environment is essential.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Qualifications

Essential

• 5 GCSEs (grades A-C/9-4)
• Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures and follow written instructions
• Stores / Warehouse experience

Desirable

• Previous work experience in a pharmaceutical / healthcare background
• Highstacker / pallet truck Knowledge

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Ability to use simple computer-based programmes and input data as required for stock control
• Demonstrated ability to work accurately under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload and organise routine daily tasks, including ability to achieve deadlines and set own priorities
• Undertake operational work in the section – able to carry out lifting and moving boxes
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrate ability to clearly and accurately complete routine documentation

Desirable

• Knowledge of GMP

EXPERIENCE

Desirable
At least 2 year’s previous work experience in an Stores environment
Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs

Please refer the Job description for details