Job Description

Location - Coatbridge ML5

Working Hours - 35

Monday to Friday 16:00 to 22:00

Sunday 09:00 till 14:00

Rate - £12.56 per hour

Did you know that Alliance Healthcare delivers to over 17,000 pharmacies, doctors, hospitals and health centres twice a day from across the UK?

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated team worker looking for the next step or a change in your career? Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role? If so we might have just what you are looking for!

Job Purpose:

Whilst on duty in the CD Room it is the responsibility of the CD Operative to ensure that CD procedures are observed at all times.

All staff are expected to understand the principles of Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use (2013/C 68/01) which is reflected in our SOP – REF Chapter 1 AHDL GDP 1.1. It will be a requirement for all staff to be trained in this SOP and have an annual refresher. All other GDP training will be job specific and as per your personal training matrix.

Key Accountabilities

• The security of the CD room and its keys.
• The accuracy of assembling, checking and packing all orders.
• The maintenance of assembling, checking and packing all orders.
• The immediate reporting of discrepancies or other problems as they arise.
• The supervision of all visitors to the CD room.
• A stock check must be completed before and after each assembly period.
• Ensuring all weekly, monthly and quarterly reports are produced according to Home Office requirements.
• All housekeeping procedures are maintained.
• Responsible for ensuring all file information, on disk, is secure in fire proof safe at all times.

Competencies

• Building Customer Loyalty – Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Communication – Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Contributing to Team Success – Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
• Initiating Action – Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Safety Awareness – Being aware of conditions that effect employee safety.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

Essential

High Visual Accuracy

Good verbal communication skills

Basic written communication skills

Basic numeracy

Customer care

Desirable

Any previous experience of working in a warehouse environment would be highly desirable

MANUAL HANDLING

It should be noted that manual handling tasks such as lifting and bending are “essential requirements” of this role.

Whilst Alliance Healthcare is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment, we have a duty of care to ensure we do not instigate or worsen any conditions that would prevent the employee from carrying out manual handling duties.

On that basis, for this role we cannot make “reasonable adjustments” for any applicant who is unable to carry out such duties. If you are unsure as to whether this applies to your application, you must detail on your application form and discuss at interview any information you feel may be relevant.

Existing employees should keep their line manager informed of any changes that may affect their ability to carry out such duties.

Benefits

In addition to your salary, we can offer the following benefits through working for us:

• Service based holidays
• Full uniform and PPE provided
• Contributory pension scheme after 3 months service
• Career development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Perks at Work with discounts at various retailers
• Access to mental health first aiders at work

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