Job Description

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.
Details
Date posted
03 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
31,049 to 37,796 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
156-7450599
Job locations
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro
TR1 3LJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
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

For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
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. Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
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

For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
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
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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
Essential

• 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

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• 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
Essential

• 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

Skills Required