Warehouse Operative
Warehouse Operative
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Job Description
Bandper annum
Full time and part time (37.5 and 27 hours per week permanent role)
Organisations within scope are as follows:
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Southern Health Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- University Hospital Southampton
- Solent NHS Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Hampshire Hospitals
An exciting opportunity has become available within our Regional Drug Purchasing Centre based in Fareham. If you thrive in a fast paced environment where no day is the same this could the role for you. You will benefit from extensive training and the support of a skilled and friendly team.
The Pharmacy procurement and wholesale distribution team process orders receipts checks picks packs and delivers over 5 million medicines each year. As well as this the team operate a trading short line NHS wholesaler they pick orders for ward boxes that are supplied to the hospital and act as first line responders to stock shortages by investigating alternative supply subject to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) regulations and MHRA inspections.
Job Summary
- To provide support to deliver the supply of pharmaceuticals to Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (PHU) and carry out the receipt and distribution of wholesaling activities from the Regional Drug Purchasing Centre (RDPC) to external customer.
- Help to maintain the standards required by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in order to keep the departments wholesaler dealer licence and reputation with customers.
- Help to maintain the standards required by the Home Office in order to keep the departments Controlled Drug licence.
For further details please refer to the Job Description.
Qualifications :
Essential
- Good education standard e.g GCSEs in English and Mathematics or equivalent
- Willingness to undertake inhouse and Trust training essential for the post
Desirable
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Experience of stock control/handling
- Forklift driving license training provided
- Full clean UK driving license
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Manual Handling skills weights of up to 25kg regularly moved manually greater weights by means of electrical or mechanical equipment training provided
- Ability to work using own initiative and without supervision
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Computer skills
- Able to maintain high concentration for long periods
- Ability to work safely under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly and prioritise workload
- Health & Safety/security awareness
- Knowledge of principles of GDP (Good Distribution Practice)
- Good understand of principles of stock control
- Able to investigate problems logically
- Demonstrated ability to handle hazardous materials safely and according to local work instructions
- Proactive attitude to ongoing training and assessment
Desirable
- Previous experience working with pharmaceuticals
- Customer care skills
Personal Qualities
- Punctual and reliable
- Selfmotivated
- Trustworthy
- Careful and attentive to detail
- Able to manipulate heavy weights (up to 25kg)
- Able to manoeuvre heavy weights (over 25kg)
- Able to use initiative whilst knowing when to refer
- Able to work in cold environment i.e. refrigerated hold of vehicle cold stores
- Able to work outdoors when necessary to load and unload vehicles in all weather conditions
- Willingness to be flexible in working hours
- Ability to remain calm and courteous at all times
- Ability to work alone and as part of a small team
Additional Information :
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our onsite Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our onsite Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
