Job Description

Band3 - 24,937 - 26,598 per annum

Permanent position

Location- Paddock Wood



Are you passionate about supporting patient care? Do you want to ensure our ambulances are equipped with the critical medicines they need? Then come and join us in our newly refurbished Medicines Distribution Centre based in Paddock Wood and help us deliver excellent pre-hospital care.



We are looking to recruit two Senior Pharmacy Support Workers to expand our team within our busy and friendly Medicines Distribution Centre (MDC).

What we are looking for:

If you are organised, enthusiastic and self-motivated, then we would love to hear from you.



The successful candidate for this role will be required to oversee the work of the Pharmacy Support Workers in the Medicines Packing Unit whilst undertaking the ordering and receipting of the medicines as they arrive and leave the unit. Other duties involve packing pouches and undertaking quality assurance.



The Medicines distribution Centre operates across two shifts and as a Senior Pharmacy Support Worker you will work a fixed shift pattern covering either early or late shifts 5 days per week. These will be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

In this role you will:

Day to day support and guidance for the daily activities of the Medicines Support Workers and proactively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. This includes setting an effective weekly rota, workflow and assignment of tasks for the packing of pouches and control risks.



Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.



Ensure that resources are used effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures.



Actively promote the flow of work through the department and communicate with Distribution hubs and Stations when obstacles arise.



Liaise with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is completed to schedule, not overlooked or duplicated.



Contribute to the stock control within the department, including participating in stock-checks, tracing and resolving stock discrepancies, being proactive in ensuring that urgently required drugs are sourced



A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years service.



Personal and professional development and training opportunities..



Salary sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.



Access to occupational health and counselling services.



Award winning wellbeing hub



Back up buddy App



Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.



Option to join NHS Pension scheme



The Pharmacy team at the Medicines Distribution Centre provides essential support to front line ambulance operations. The Pharmacy Support Workers play a key role in providing medicines pouches for use by front line staff in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.



Please refer to the job description for more details about the role.