Pharmacy Assistant Stores & Distribution

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent:  Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (late night and weekends) Job
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Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Hospital Town Wolverhampton Salary £24,465 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2026 23:59

We have an exciting opportunity within the Pharmacy Stores at Royal Wolverhampton NHS trust

Working 30 hours a week over 5 days Monday-Friday

Ideally 10:00-17:00

The successful candidate must be able to work a late night until 6pm once a fortnight. Weekends and Bank holiday duties are undertaken on a rota basis.

The successful candidate should have relevant experience of working in an environment, where the role includes stock control , picking and packing stock, replenishing shelves and providing excellent customer services, you will also be required to have good computer skills.

Working within all areas of pharmacy stores , you will help to supply pharmaceutical stock to wards, picking and packing stock. Visiting wards and departments to provide a top-up service

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and conscientious Assistant Technical Officer to support the team.

Working within all areas of pharmacy stores , you will help to supply pharmaceutical stock to wards. Pick and pack stock. Visit wards and departments to provide a top-up service.

Supply clinics across the Royal Wolverhampton area including teams such as the District Nursing, and Renal teams

Receive stock from suppliers, put stock away and participate in departmental stock checks.

You will have the opportunity to use automated cabinets, and a robot within the department, that supports the workflow across the trust.

If you feel that you would enjoy this challenge then we would like to hear from you.

Candidates will need at least 2 GSCEs, including Maths and English

NVQ 2 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent (or willingness to work towards)

Experience of working in picking and packing environment or goods receipt or providing a "topping up Service"

Weekend, bank holidays and late night duties on a rota basis.

We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards;
The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Main responsibilities will be to work in the pharmacy stores environment and visiting wards and departments to replenish their pharmaceutical stock. "Top-Up service"

Picking and packing of pharmaceutical stock ready for delivery to the wards and departments across the trust.

Respond to urgent stock requests, and prioritise work sometimes under pressure

Replenishing the automated pharmaceutical stock cabinets on wards and departments

Supporting the goods receipt team with the receipt of pharmaceutical stock, and putting it away

Participate in stock taking and stock control

Working across all trust sites including New Cross, West Park, and Cannock Chase sites.

You will be expected to work a late night, weekends, and bank holidays on a rota basis.

Full training will be given.

• 2 GCSE (including Maths and English)
• NVQ 2 Pharmaceutical Science

• Pick Orders
• Stock Control
• Pharmacy Experience
• Goods Receipt
• Input Computer Data
• Stores / Warehouse Experience

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking…