Job Description
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and LeadershipKingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.The South West London Collaborative BankKingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!Health and Wellbeing & Staff BenefitsThe Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.Recent awards:- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support – 2023- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative – 2023 Trust ValuesKingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are: - Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution - Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients Job overview The pharmacy department at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic stores assistant to join our friendly team. Both the Pharmacy Department and the Trust have a long standing reputation for being a friendly and rewarding place to work.You must be reliable, highly motivated with good attention to detail and a good level of fitness is required due to manual handling.Key duties include:·Receipt of deliveries from suppliers·Supply of medicines to dispensary, the wards and the wider community·Carry out a ward top-up service including replenishing stock and checking expiry dates Main duties of the job You will need to be computer literate, have good communications skills on both a written and verbal basis and have excellent attention to detail with the ability to work on your own within set boundaries.You must have previous experience working in a warehouse setting or pharmacy environment. A good level of fitness is required due to the level of manual handling.If you are a self-motivated individual committed to working in a patient focused environment and have the relevant skills for this post, we would love to hear from you.You will be expected to participate in the weekends, Bank Holiday and late duty rotas.For further information please contact April Flood Chief Technician April.flood2@nhs.netPlease note: We reserve the right to close this post early if we receive an overwhelming response. Working for our organisation The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this, our four values are that we are all: Caring – we design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wantsSafe – we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)Responsible – all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputationValue each other – we all value each other’s contributionInspiring – we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patientsOur training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday' Detailed job description and main responsibilities **Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification** Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Willing to train for or have NVQ Level 2 in Pharmaceutical Services Desirable criteria GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths Experience and Skills Essential criteria Working in a healthcare environmentPrevious experience of unpacking, checking and distribution of goodsA good level of fitness is required due to the level of manual handlingExcellent attention to detail and accuracy Desirable criteria Previous experience within pharmacy Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.