Senior ATO - Stores & Distribution

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacy stores supervisor to oversee the Stores and Distribution area and support ward order processing. You will coordinate staff, liaise with wards and external customers, and help resolve queries to ensure timely delivery of medicines.

The role emphasizes leadership, training, and the ability to work unsupervised to deadlines within a busy NHS pharmacy environment. Strong IT and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a pharmacy environment.
• Desirable: ward-based automated/pharmacy automation machines experience.
• Desirable: experience in a warehouse/stores environment.
• Co-ordinating people and workflow.
• Experience evaluating and translating information from various sources.
• Experience communicating with patients and hospital staff over the phone.
• Problem solving.
• Good organisational skills and liaising with internal stakeholders to support timely supply of medicines.
• Ability to work unsupervised to deadlines.
• Willingness to work in other areas within pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the processing of ward orders and stock requisitions for medicines.
• Lead and train pharmacy support staff in Stores and Distribution area.
• Liaise with clinical teams, ward staff and external customers to resolve queries and ensure timely medicines delivery.
• Support rollout of process improvements and monitor workflow to meet deadlines.

Skills

Co-ordinating people and workflow

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Liaison with stakeholders

Tools

Pharmacy automated machines

Job description

You will support the supply of medicines, including liaising with wards and departments and external customers., You will be responsible for co-ordinating and supporting the pharmacy support staff in the processing of ward orders and stock requisitions for the delivery of medicines. You will provide leadership as part of the Pharmacy team and co-ordinate and support the training of staff. You will be required to liaise with clinical teams, ward staff and external customers to resolve queries and to ensure patients receive their medicines in a timely manner.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Pharmacy team at County Hospital where you will oversee the work in the Stores and Distribution area.,

• Previous experience of working in a pharmacy environment
• It would be desirable but not essential to have experience of ward based automated/ pharmacy automated machines
• It is desirable but not essential to have previous experience of working in a warehouse/ stores environment
• Co-ordinating people and workflow
• Experience of evaluating and translating information from a variety of sources.
• Experience of communicating with patients and hospital staff over the phone
• Problem solving
• Good organisational skills, It is necessary to liaise with internal stakeholders to support the timely supply of medicines and processing of orders. We are looking for someone who is able to show initiative; is helpful and approachable; organised and can work accurately; good IT skills, problem solving and communication skills.
• It is a requirement to be able to demonstrate working unsupervised to the required deadlines. You will have previous experience in a similar environment, with a willingness to work in other areas within pharmacy.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.