Pharmacy Assistant Stores & Distribution | Royal NHS Trust

Job Overview

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 6 pm once a fortnight. Weekends and bank holiday duties are undertaken on a rota basis.

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

• Supply pharmaceutical stock to wards, picking and packing stock.
• Visit wards and departments to provide a top‑up service.
• Supply clinics across the Royal Wolverhampton area including District Nursing and Renal teams.
• Receive stock from suppliers, put stock away, and participate in departmental stock checks.
• Use automated cabinets and a robot within the department to support the workflow across the trust.
• Respond to urgent stock requests and prioritise work under pressure.
• Replenish automated pharmaceutical stock cabinets on wards and departments.
• Support the goods receipt team with receipt of pharmaceutical stock and put it away.
• Participate in stock taking and stock control.
• Work across all trust sites, including New Cross, West Park, and Cannock Chase sites.

• At least 2 GCSEs, including Maths and English.
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent (or willingness to work towards).
• Experience of working in a picking and packing environment, goods receipt, or providing a top‑up service.
• Availability to work weekend, bank holiday, and late‑night duties on a rota basis.
• Good computer skills.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands, providing primary, acute and community services. We are proud of our diversity and have been rated Good by the CQC, received awards such as The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust offers a supportive working environment committed to flexible working arrangements.

Full training will be given.

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