Pharmacy Sustainability & Waste Reduction Assistant

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Study bursaries

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a dedicated professional to support sustainable medicines management across hospital sites. The role focuses on reducing medicines waste, optimizing stock, and promoting environmentally responsible practices within the Pharmacy Stock Management team.

You will collaborate with ward staff and multidisciplinary teams to implement improvements, monitor waste metrics, and travel between sites to support sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• Good organisational skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of people and services.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Accurate record-keeping skills.
• Competent in using IT systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks.
• Commitment to sustainability and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Review ward and pharmacy stock holdings to identify surplus, slow-moving, or potentially wasted medicines.
• Support the safe return, redistribution, and reuse of medicines in line with local procedures.
• Work with ward teams to remove unnecessary stock and optimise medicine storage.
• Monitor and record medicines waste and sustainability metrics.
• Support the implementation of Pharmacy Stock Management (PSM) and HEPMA-led initiatives.
• Build positive working relationships with nursing, pharmacy, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote sustainable medicines practices and provide practical support to staff.
• Travel across wards, departments, and hospital sites as required.
• Help identify opportunities to reduce medicines waste and improve medicines management processes.
• Support service improvement initiatives that contribute to environmental and financial sustainability goals.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Independent working

Attention to detail

Record-keeping

IT systems

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

IT systems

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is seeking a dedicated professional to support sustainable medicines management across hospital sites. The role focuses on reducing medicines waste, optimizing stock, and promoting environmentally responsible practices within the Pharmacy Stock Management team.

You will collaborate with ward staff and multidisciplinary teams to implement improvements, monitor waste metrics, and travel between sites to support sustainability goals.