Pharmacy Support Worker | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Upton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Pharmacy Support Worker to join its Stores & Distribution Team. This full-time role requires GCSEs in English and Mathematics and will involve providing essential services within a busy pharmacy department. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are vital. Full training will be provided, and the position includes working across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have excellent communication and organisation skills.
• The role requires GCSEs including English and Mathematics.
• Candidates must undertake specific support staff courses.

Responsibilities

• Provide core distribution service to wards and departments.
• Input goods into the Pharmacy Robot.
• Understand health and safety considerations for pharmaceutical products.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Computer literate

Ability to work in a team and alone

Education

GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above including English and Mathematics

BTEC Level 2 Certificate or Buttercups Support Staff Course

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, efficient, and organised individual to join our Stores & Distribution Team within the Pharmacy Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. This post is full time for 37.5 hours per week. Working days will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. You will also be required to work 1 in 7 Saturdays and a minimum of 2 Bank Holidays per annum.

We are looking for hardworking, enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals who can work alone and as part of a team. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication and organisational skills and be computer literate. The candidate must possess GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above including English and Mathematics. You will also be required to undertake either a BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff or Buttercups Support Staff Course for Pharmacy Stock Management.

The successful candidate must also be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills, as they will be working within a busy team and will be communicating with a variety of professionals across the Trust. The successful candidate will be provided with full training and will be required to work across sites at both Clatterbridge and Arrowe Park Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide a core distribution service to wards, departments and clinics.
• Receive medicinal products from suppliers in line with SOPs.
• Input goods into the Pharmacy Robot (automated stock receipt and picking system).
• Visit wards/departments to determine stock requirements against a pre-defined stock top-up sheet.
• Pick pharmaceutical products in Central Pharmacy Stores (CPS).
• Accuracy check stock medicines to ensure that stock is picked correctly.
• Deal with ad hoc stock requests as they arise from wards/departments.
• Deal with queries and provide information to staff within clinical areas, both within and external to the Trust.
• Undertake the daily stock reconciliation process.
• Assemble emergency drug boxes in accordance with a manufacturing worksheet.
• Manually handle IV fluids, bulk feed deliveries, manoeuvre cages and lift heavy tote boxes for delivery to external customers (e.g., wards/departments and outside clinics).
• Understand health and safety considerations associated with pharmaceutical products and how to deal with spills from hazardous substances (e.g., cytotoxic drugs).

Qualifications

• GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above including English and Mathematics.
• Undertake either a BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff or Buttercups Support Staff Course for Pharmacy Stock Management.

Additional Information

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula with coastline and countryside surroundings and great activities for residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, employing over 6,000 staff and serving a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. The Trust has approximately 855 beds trust-wide and a financial turnover in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links and is within easy reach of major cities such as Liverpool, Chester and Manchester, as well as neighbouring North Wales. Please see the attached Job Description for further information about the Pharmacy Support Worker position available at WUTH. This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025.