Medicines Management Assistant

About the role

Primary Care 24 is looking for a Medicines Management Assistant to join its medicines management team and support the medicines management department. The post is based at the Wavertree head office in Liverpool and covers the pharmacy purchasing and distribution service, pharmacy duties and audits, and administration for the Pharmacy department. It is a part-time 15-hour contract, Monday and Friday (7.5 hours per day).

Key responsibilities

• Manage the medicine supply for the service.
• Keep trollies fully stocked, transport medication between locations and prescriptions to urgent care centres.
• Carry out detailed stock checks on how medications are stored, their condition and expiry dates, and make sure supplies are kept, stored, ordered and received correctly.
• Follow set policies and procedures and report any discrepancies.
• Maintain the Controlled Drug registers.
• Handle general admin such as photocopying, emailing, manual and electronic filing and the disposal of confidential information.
• Ensure FP10 prescriptions are supplied, collected and stored securely.
• Assist with training team members.

Required profile

• NVQ level 2 certificate in pharmacy services, or relevant experience.
• GCSE grade C or above in English, Maths and Science.
• Experience of pharmacy stock control.
• Proven time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Required skills

• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to use pharmacy systems.

What we offer

• Salary of £10,840.40 per annum.
• 27 days annual leave pro rata, taking previous NHS service into account.
• NHS pension scheme, NHS car fleet scheme and NHS home electronics scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme and eligibility for a Blue Light card.
• Colleague wellbeing package (doctor line, Westfield rewards, wellbeing support, gym discounts) and colleague events.