Bristol NHS Foundation Trust employs over 12,000 staff and is one of the largest NHS trusts in the South West, providing a wide range of specialist and acute healthcare services. As part of the wider Pharmacy Department, you will work alongside experienced and supportive colleagues who are committed to delivering safe, effective and innovative pharmacy services.

We are committed to creating a positive working environment where staff are valued, supported and encouraged to develop. We promote teamwork, continuous learning and service improvement, providing opportunities to contribute ideas, develop leadership skills and make a real difference to patient care.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The Pharmacy Assistant – Logistics Supervisor is responsible for supervising the day to day operation of the Pharmacy Logistics Service, ensuring medicines and pharmaceutical products are stored, handled and transported safely, efficiently and in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Supervising and coordinating the daily workload of the Pharmacy Logistics team.
• Providing day to day leadership, support and guidance to Logistics Assistants.
• Ensuring compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Wholesale Dealer Authorisation (WDA(H)) requirements, Trust policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Supporting the safe storage, handling and transportation of medicines and pharmaceutical products.
• Investigating operational issues, incidents and delivery discrepancies, implementing corrective actions where appropriate.
• Monitoring service performance and maintaining accurate operational records and documentation.
• Supporting staff induction, training, competency assessment and ongoing development.
• Participating in audits, service reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, other Trust departments, and external stakeholders to deliver an efficient, safe and responsive logistics service.

Person Specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above)
• Level 2 Qualification in Pharmacy Services (e.g. Buttercups Pharmacy Support Worker Course)
• Willingness to undertake Leadership and Management training, including recruitment, sickness management and appraisal processes

Desirable criteria

• Level 2 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and accurate data entry
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure
• Ability to coordinate team workload to ensure safe and effective service delivery

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Wholesale Dealer Authorisation (WDA(H)) requirements and pharmacy logistics

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience working in a hospital or community pharmacy at Band 3 level or equivalent
• Experience of patient-orientated services with an understanding of patient care

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising the day-to-day running of an operational area
• Experience of training and supporting staff development

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated with an organised and logical approach to work
• Able to work independently and as part of a busy team
• Flexible approach to changing priorities and service demands
• Committed to supporting, coaching and developing colleagues
• Able to provide day-to-day guidance and operational support to junior staff
• Committed to continuous service improvement, quality and patient safety

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Important

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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