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Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Temporary Mobile Sales Assistant to join our team covering the Shropshire and Powys area.

You will join us on a Temporary 16-week, full-time 37.5 hours per week (working 5 out of 7 days to include weekend working) with a potential to be extended. In return, our Temporary Mobile Sales Assistant will receive a competitive rate of £22,308 - £23,327 per annum (dependant on experience).

Here at Hope House Children’s Hospices we are on an exciting journey to increase our annual contribution from our retail business by £300,000 to £1,000,000 a year by 2025, enabling us to reach every child and family who need us and to ensure that nobody faces the death of a child alone.

About the Mobile Sales Assistant role:

As a Temporary Mobile Sales Assistant you will provide shop support and cover to our retail shops across the area, including Welshpool, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Ludlow & Bridgnorth.

Reporting to the Area Manager you will provide excellent customer service to enhance the profile of the organisation. You will provide excellent customer service to our valued customers and donors; you will prepare stock for sale and enjoy creating attractive sales floor displays. Your role will include occasionally being a key holder and supervising volunteers in the absence of the shop management staff.

It is an essential requirement of this role that you have access to a suitable vehicle for work and hold a current UK driving licence

What we are looking for a Mobile Sales Assistant who:


Self-motivated using initiative to achieve goals;
Able to work in a team with the ability to get on with people;
Excellent customer service skills;
Well organised and willing to ‘muck in’ and do whatever is required to ensure the shop functions efficiently and effectively;
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
Numerate with the ability to follow cash handling, recording and banking procedures.


What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes:


Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum with service increments
Organisational pension scheme
Blue Light Card and Staff rewards programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling
Flexible working arrangements
Great development opportunities


Closing date: 8th July 2024

If you think you have what it takes to be our Mobile Sales Assistant then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Area Manager, Mike Gill contact us on 07800 586253. We would love to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (paid for by Hope House).

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

GENERAL Complying with all Trust and departmental policies and standard operating procedures on a daily basis. Participating in departmental rotas for weekend working. Undertaking such duties as may be required to maintain a safe and effective pharmacy service. Participating in audits as required by medical, nursing and pharmacy staff. Be committed to maintaining a high quality service to patients. Standing for long periods of time on a daily basis whilst working in the Pharmacy department and on wards with prolonged periods of time at a computer. Being able to deal with distressed patients and carers and being sensitive to their needs. Accurately input data into the pharmacy computer system recording details of issuing medicines to patients and areas of the Trust. Ensuring own computer transactions are performed accurately, maintaining stock levels and quality of data. OPERATIONAL Accurately dispensing a variety of pharmaceutical products including controlled drugs, cytotoxic medicines, unlicensed products, intravenous injections and inflammable liquids by packaging and labelling items, issuing on the pharmacy computer system and completing relevant computer and written records following current department Standard Operating Procedures. Answer urgent queries in person and on the telephone often causing interruption when concentrating on accurately dispensing. Participating in all aspects of dispensary cover according to the needs of the service. Advising and counselling patients on the use of their medicines, side effects, dosage and further supplies including dealing with confused, partially sighted, hard of hearing, agitated and aggressive patients. Calculating the cost of private prescription charges using the pharmacy computer system for payment of private prescriptions. Providing information for the Finance department to generate invoices for outstanding charges. Updating patient information and dispensing records on the pharmacy computer system. Completing written and computer records of dispensing. Issuing high cost drugs in accordance with local policies under the supervision of a Pharmacist and with financial approval. Continuing to show competency in dispensing accurately and safely. To answer telephones promptly and politely where appropriate throughout the working day: Dealing with query/information and responding promptly Relaying complete and accurate information Recognising self-limitations and referring to appropriate person. Identifying stock shortages and communicating with the Procurement Officer or a Senior Technician, regarding urgency and availability. Taking action to ensure outstanding medication orders to wards or patients are followed up and supply made within a suitable time frame, referring to a senior person where long term delays are identified and getting advice on appropriate action to be taken. Maintaining the shelves and storage areas of the dispensary in a neat and tidy manner ensuring a good rotation of stock. This also includes returning used dispensing containers to their allocated locations. Performing daily stock checks, investigating discrepancies, informing the pharmacist and making accurate adjustments to written and computer records. Performing monthly checks to locate expired stock. Removing and disposal of expired stock. Updating of computer records and liaising with pharmacists and procurement officer to reorder vital drugs. Performing general housekeeping duties within the dispensary including cleaning dispensing equipment and ensuring that there are also sufficient quantities of dispensing sundries and warning cards etc. Standing for long periods of time on a daily basis whilst working in the Pharmacy department. Receiving prescriptions from staff and patients at the Pharmacy hatch.