Pharmacy Support Worker - Stores and Procurement

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medicines Management Service within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The organisation has recently invested significantly in expanding the service, and we are looking for enthusiastic individuals to be part of the next stage of our journey.
Our well-established Medicines Management team has a strong track record of delivering high-quality outcomes across physical health, mental health and community services. Pharmacy Support Workers play a vital role in ensuring the safe, accurate and efficient supply of medicines across our large geographical footprint.
About the Roles
We currently have 1.5 WTE permanent vacancies working within our Stores and Procurement teams based at Maghull Health Park.
Stores Team
Responsible for the receipt, storage and supply of medicines in line with regulatory standards. This team ensures stock is managed safely, effectively and in a way that supports patient care.
Procurement Team
Responsible for the ordering, contracting and invoicing of all pharmaceutical products in line with standard operating procedures, ensuring cost-effective purchasing and smooth service delivery.
No previous experience is required - full training will be provided., What You'll Be Doing
Successful candidates will support the smooth running of our pharmacy dispensary, stores, procurement and distribution services. You will help ensure medicines are ordered cost-effectively and supplied safely, accurately and in a timely manner.
You will be joining an expanding team of skilled, dedicated professionals committed to delivering an excellent, patient-focused service., The post-holder will be obliged to participate in our seven day medicines supply service in line with the hours of operation.
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This role is ideal for individuals who are:
Enthusiastic, flexible and motivated
Committed to providing high-quality, patient-safety-focused care
Able to communicate effectively and work well within a large team
Keen to learn and develop within a supportive environment
The successful candidates will also participate in the provision of our extended pharmacy service.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.