Pharmacy Support Worker - Stores and Distribution
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Stevenage, SG1 4ABView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Support Worker Stores and Distributionwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care an...
Main duties will include the use of current Inventory management systems including Pharmacy automation to provide the Pharmacy distribution service.
You will be monitoring the expiry dates of stock held in the Pharmacy as per the timetable.
To assist with the receipt of goods at Pharmacy Stores door or collect at Hospital rear entrance, signing and dating the receipt.
To unpack goods checking quantity and quality against order and delivery note as per procedures.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to undertake NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services in addition to completing the in-house training programme for Support Workers.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
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We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Qualifications/Training
Essential: - Grade C (GCSE) in English, Maths and Science; - Able to undertake NVQ Level 2 and complete in 2 years
Desirable: - NVQ level 2
Previous Experience
Essential: - Good team player; - Working with customers; - Accurate worker
Desirable: - Stores/Warehouse Experience; - Experience of training others
Skills
Essential
- Able to undertake simple word processing
- Achieves objectives in timescale set
- Able to organise self
- Customer Service Skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Reliable and accurate team worker
- Maintains confidentiality
Desirable
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Able to maintain electronic databases & spread sheets
- Able to create spread sheets
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to plan out workload
- Highly accurate worker
Knowledge
Essential: - Numerate and literate; - Able to input data accurately; - Able to use email system; - Able to perform simple calculations
Other requirements
Essential
- Calm under pressure
- Methodical
- Helpful
- Flexible
- Organised
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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