Pharmacy Porter

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Pharmacy Porter to join their team. This role is part of a fast-paced environment at Warrington Hospital, requiring excellent communication and interpersonal skills along with a GCSE in Mathematics and English. The successful candidate will transport medication, keep records, and assist with deliveries. A commitment to patient care is essential.

Qualifications

• Good standard of education required.
• Prior experience in a hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport medication safely to wards and departments.
• Assist with loading deliveries into the pharmacy automated storage system.
• Keep accurate records of deliveries made.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Prioritisation of work

Time management

Good level of fitness

Education

GCSE grade C in Mathematics

GCSE grade C in English language

Job description

Go back Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Pharmacy Porter

The closing date is 12 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals for an enthusiastic, flexible, and well-motivated individual to join the pharmacy team as a Pharmacy Porter. The role is band 2 working 37.5 hours per week to include weekend, late night and bank holiday working on a rotational basis.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, and interpersonal skills with a good standard of education. GCSE grade C in Mathematics and English language (or equivalent) are essential. Prioritisation of work, time management and a good level of fitness are needed.

As a Pharmacy Porter, you will be part of a small pharmacy stores team of around 20 members of staff. The pharmacy stores team is part of the much larger pharmacy team which has around 130 members of staff in various roles which cover both Warrington and Halton Hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

The role of Pharmacy Porter is based at Warrington Hospital and is fast paced. The role will offer the chance to work with multidisciplinary teams to provide an efficient pharmacy delivery service which involves:

• Transporting medicinal products to wards and departments, including controlled medicinal products, to wards and departments, and discharge prescriptions (including those containing controlled medicinal products) to wards in a timely manner to aid in patient flow.
• Assisting with loading deliveries into the pharmacy automated storage system whilst maintaining the flow of medicinal products requiring delivery outside of the pharmacy department.
• Keeping accurate and detailed records of deliveries made and assisting with housekeeping duties when required.
• Weekday hours to be confirmed in line with service needs. (Between 08:45 - 19:00)
• Weekends and bank holidays will be worked on a rota basis, (hours to be confirmed in line with service needs).

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.

Job responsibilities

To transport medication to wards and departments in a safe and secure manner obtaining all relevant signatures. Physical delivery of dispensed medication via the Prescription Tracking System. To prepare the ward and departments boxes ready for delivery and assist with moving and handling tasks in the pharmacy department.

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Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

• Grade C in Mathematics (GCSE or Equivalent)
• Working in a hospital setting
• Grade C in English Language (GCSE or Equivalent)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good level of IT skills
• Demonstrable prioritisation and time management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT