Pharmacy Storekeeper / Clerk - Band 2

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a detail-oriented pharmacy stock controller to manage receipt, check and storage of pharmaceutical goods across our hospital sites. You will verify deliveries, input data into the pharmacy system and support ward replenishment to ensure patient safety.

Key duties include stock control, expiry checks, stocktakes and returning damaged items to suppliers, supporting the trust's move towards collaborative group working within LCHG.

Qualifications

• Stock control knowledge (inferred from duties)
• Attention to detail and accuracy

Responsibilities

• To receive pharmaceutical goods, unpack and inspect the integrity and quality of contents.
• To check all deliveries against delivery notes and input details into the pharmacy computer system.
• To demonstrate knowledge of stock control procedures to maintain an efficient stock control system.
• To assemble and return unwanted, damaged or incorrect deliveries to suppliers.
• To supply pharmaceuticals to wards, departments and other ULHT sites against requisition notes as a top up service or by direct supply.
• To conduct expiry date checks, stocktaking and stock returns as required.

Job description

To receive pharmaceutical goods, unpack and inspect the integrity and quality of contents. To check all deliveries; comparing the product to a delivery note, copy order and computer data and then to input details accurately into the pharmacy computer system.

To demonstrate an extensive knowledge of stock control procedures to maintain an efficient stock control system, to ensure safe and secure movement of pharmaceuticals.

To assemble and return any unwanted, damaged or incorrect deliveries to suppliers.

To supply pharmaceuticals to wards, departments and other ULHT sites against requisition notes as a top up service or by direct supply.

To conduct expiry date checks, stocktaking and stock returns as required.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment.From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).