Pharmacy Support Worker - Stores and Procurement | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Medicines Management Service in Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The organisation has recently invested significantly in the team's expansion to reconfigure the way we deliver our service. We would like you to join our team and be part of delivering the next stage of our exciting journey.

The Medicines Management team is well established with a track record in delivering outcomes, and our pharmacy support workers are key to ensuring this happens. The service supports physical health, mental health and community care across a large geographical footprint.

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individuals to join our team of pharmacy support workers.

This team is responsible for the receipt, storage, and supply of medicines in line with regulatory standards. This team is also responsible for the ordering, contracting and invoicing of all pharmaceutical products in line with standard operating procedures.

This is an excellent opportunity to begin or further your pharmacy career or break into the hospital sector. Excellent career development and progression opportunities are available within our medicines management service. Pharmacy experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided following commencement in role. There will be opportunities for learning and completion of qualifications.

Shortlisting planned for: 18 November 2024

Interviews planned for: 27 November 2024

The successful candidates will support the smooth running of the pharmacy stores and procurement services ensuring that medication is supplied safely and accurately, in a timely manner. The post holder may be actively involved in undertaking audit in line with the safe and secure handling of medicines standards. You will be required to undertake a broad range of duties, and an opportunity to rotate across the services gaining experience and skills in each area.

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible, and motivated individuals to join our team who have an interest in developing a professional career within a hospital pharmacy setting.

There will be opportunity to develop your skills and experience, and we will provide full training and a well-structured support system, including robust individual and group supervision, personal development planning and access to professional development opportunities.

You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient focused service.

This role would suit someone who is committed to providing high quality patient focused care utilising excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work within a large team.

The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our seven-day medicines supply service in line with the hours of operation., 1.To work in accordance with trust policies, procedures & standard operating procedures as appropriate.
2. To undertake mandatory and other applicable training internally within the trust.
3. To carry out on-the-job training in the duties of a pharmacy support worker, developing and maintaining the required knowledge, skills and attitudes to fulfil those duties as required.
4. To engage in learning opportunities, including shadowing of more experienced staff members and requesting experience in particular areas of interest.
5. To participate in any rota and/or internal team training opportunities to support flexible working; this will support cover where necessary; and maintain stores & procurement-based competencies.
6. To utilise the automated medicines management equipment, including robotic dispensing systems, following department standard operating procedures; and to respond appropriately to system failures and problems (to troubleshoot), escalating issues as required.
7. Resolve any supply issues liaising with wholesalers, lead pharmacy staff and health care professionals, communicating any stock shortages or to follow information.
8. To assist the procurement lead with the basic purchasing of pharmaceuticals with wholesalers/suppliers using multiple electronic systems in accordance with SOPs, timeframe and finance.
9. To utilise the automated medicines management equipment, including robotic dispensing systems, following department standard operating procedures; and to respond appropriately to system failures and problems (to troubleshoot), escalating issues as required.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

These posts are based within our main Medicines Management Building at Maghull Health Park; however you may be required to work at other trust locations.