Pharmacy Porter

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust for an enthusiastic, flexible, and well-motivated individual to join the pharmacy team as a Pharmacy Porter. The role is band 2 working 37.5 hours per week to include weekend, late night and bank holiday working on a rotational basis.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, and interpersonal skills with a good standard of education. GCSE grade C in Mathematics and English language (or equivalent) are desirable. Prioritisation of work, time management and a good level of fitness are needed.

As a Pharmacy Porter, you will be part of a small pharmacy stores team of around 20 members of staff. The pharmacy stores team is part of the much larger pharmacy team which has around 130 members of staff in various roles which cover both Warrington and Halton Hospital sites.

Main duties of the job
The role of Pharmacy Porter is based at Warrington Hospital and is fast paced. The role will offer the chance to work with multidisciplinary teams to provide an efficient pharmacy delivery service which involves -

• Transporting medicinal products to wards and departments, controlled medicinal products to wards and departments, discharge prescriptions and discharge prescriptions containing controlled medicinal products to wards in a timely manner to aid in patient flow.
• Assisting with loading deliveries into the pharmacy automated storage system whilst maintaining the flow of medicinal products requiring delivery outside of the pharmacy department.
• Keeping accurate and detailed records of deliveries made and assisting with housekeeping duties when required.

Weekday hours are between 09:30 - 17:45.

Weekends hours are between 08.45 - 17:00.

Bank holiday hours are 08:45 - 17:00 which will be worked on a rota basis.

The role involves working every other weekend.

About us
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

• Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
• Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team - we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application.

Job responsibilities
To transport medication to wards and departments in a safe and secure manner obtaining all relevant signatures. Physical delivery of dispensed medication via the Prescription Tracking System. To prepare the ward and departments boxes ready for delivery and assist with moving and handling tasks in the pharmacy department.

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Person Specification
Essential

• Grade C in Mathematics (GCSE or Equivalent)
• Grade C in English Language (GCSE or Equivalent)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good level of IT skills
• Demonstrable prioritisation and time management

Desirable

• Working in a hospital setting

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.