Senior Pharmacy Assistant for Stores & Distribution

We have an opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant for Stores & Distribution based in University Hospital Lewisham. The successful applicant will be based in Pharmacy Stores with the main focus of the job to support the Lead pharmacy assistant, Principal Technician & the Lead Procurement Stores Manager with the supervision of the accurate and timely distribution of drugs to wards, departments and within pharmacy department Duties will include:

• Managing the day to day running of the receiving and distribution service.
• Stock Control
• Training other staff
• Covering the storekeeper in receiving goods from external suppliers, Managing the day to day running of the receiving and distribution service.
• Stock Control
• Training other staff
• Covering the storekeeper in receiving goods from external suppliers
The Pharmacy Procurement, Stores, & Distribution team and LGT is a forward thinking technician-led department, providing medicines to clinical areas in the Trust and across the local community using our Wholesale Dealer License. The pharmacy store at Lewisham hospital is automated and there are many opportunities to develop professionally within the team and across the wider pharmacy department., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development 2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability 3. Improving the experience of staff with disability 4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development 5. Making equalities mainstream

In order to be successful in this role, you will need to be organised, motivated, have excellent communication and people skills as well as the ability to adapt quickly to new situations. Full training will be given

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations