Senior Warehouse and Stores Manager Development Post

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Truro seeks a Senior Warehouse and Stores Manager to oversee Pharmacy Stores operations. The ideal candidate will manage the receipt of pharmaceuticals, assure compliance with Good Distribution Practice, and supervise staff. Qualifications include GCSEs in relevant subjects and management training. This role provides an opportunity for professional growth within NHS.

Qualifications

• GCSE in maths and science required.
• Level 4 Management Qualification is advantageous.
• Experience in supervising a warehouse is important.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational aspects of Pharmacy Stores Service.
• Supervise team and ensure compliance with Good Distribution Practice.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage pharmaceutical goods receipt.

Skills

Customer liaison

Team supervision

Problem investigation

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Numerical ability

Education

GCSE in maths and science at grade 4 or above

Level 4 Management Qualification

NEBOSH or Level 3 Certificate in warehouse management

Tools

Wellsky stock control system

Lifting and handling equipment

Job description

Senior Warehouse and Stores Manager Development Post

Royal Cornwall Hospital Pharmacy Stores Team are looking for an enthusiastic individual to manage the operational aspects of the Pharmacy Stores service for the Secondary care services in Cornwall; including but not limited to; direct liaison with key stakeholders and suppliers to overcome delays and to help maximise performance; direct liaison with key pharmacy staff to advise on delays, particularly where treatment is of an urgent nature. This post is a development role for the right candidate to progress from a Band 4 to Band 5 based on the development criteria within the job description. The successful applicant will need to complete a suitable level 3 qualification in health and safety or warehouse management related fields.

Main duties of the job

• To work towards managing the operational aspects of the Pharmacy Stores Service at the Royal Cornwall Hospital covering customers throughout the Cornwall Healthcare community. The includes direct liaison with key customers and suppliers to overcome delays and to help maximise performance.

To manage the team that organise and maintain efficient drug purchasing for fluids and feeds held within the pharmacy store.

To manage the receipt of all pharmaceuticals into the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

To ensure the pharmacy stores is compliant with all aspects of Good Distribution Practice.

To have responsibility for health and safety within the pharmacy store including proactive risk assessment within the store, training and maintenance of equipment.

Maintain a programme of stock checks, expiry date checks and critical drug usage monitoring checks.

Manage the ordering of medical gases for RCHT.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

Job responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be able to meet the requirements for entry onto a suitable level 3 course
• GCSE in maths and science at grade 4 or above
• Level 4 Management Qualification
• EDCL or equivalent
• Warehouse operational Good Distribution Practice Certificate
• Medical gas handling train the trainer training
• NEBOSH or warehouse management Level 3 Certificate
• Warehouse operations and Good Distribution Practice requirements and/or management qualification to diploma level or equivalent in-house training

Experience

• Experience of liaising with customers and suppliers.
• Experience of supervising a team of staff including organisation of day to day work, training, recruitment and appraisal.
• Experience of investigating problems and resolving day to day issues within a pharmacy stores environment.
• Expired of supervising a warehouse
• Experience involving the supply and/or purchase of medicines in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of the Wellsky stock control system.
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of applying good distribution practice principles to pharmaceutical warehouse management.
• Significant experience of supervising a pharmaceutical warehouse.
• Experience of utilising a stock control system at an advanced level, including understanding of stock algorithms and costing methodologies.

Practical and Intellectual Skills

• Numerate and with excellent interpersonal skills
• Negotiating skills for liaising with suppliers and customers regarding contractual issues.
• Frequent requirement to concentrate.
• Able to interpret complex financial information concerning contractual information.
• Able to communicates technical information to departmental colleagues and external customers.
• Able to author and implement standard operating procedures for purchasing area
• Able to organise and adjust rotas and plan plans work schedules.
• Able to use lifting and handling equipment.
• UK drivers licence able to undertake driving of a van.
• Experience of dealing with service complaints and issues
• Able to maintain stores equipment

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.