Band 3 Pharmacy Assistant

Job overview

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference to patient care every day? We have an exciting opportunity to recruit to Pharmacy Assistant posts to join our friendly and dedicated teams at King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital.

What will you be doing? As a Pharmacy Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring patients receive the medicines they need safely and efficiently. Your responsibilities will include:

• Dispensing medication for inpatients and outpatients, including controlled drugs.
• Managing stock, receiving and checking orders, monitoring expiry dates, and keeping the dispensary organised.
• Reception duties, receiving prescriptions and assisting patients and staff.
• Supporting wards with top-up services and medicines supply.

What we’re looking for

• Someone hardworking, accurate, and methodical, with great attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with the public.
• Someone with a good attendance record
• Experience using computers and working in a pharmacy setting (hospital experience is ideal, but community pharmacy experience is welcome).

Both sites provide full 7-day working and this post will involve some late, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts.

You are required to hold a GPhC approved/accredited Level 2 pharmacy qualification appropriate to the role, in order to meet regulatory requirements. Don’t have it yet? We will still consider your application, if successful, you may join as an apprentice while you complete the qualification – please see the special conditions within the job description for further information.

Interested? For more details, contact:

• Helen Little, Dispensary Manager, Queen’s Hospital helen.little8@nhs.net | 01708 435000 ext 2855
• Claire Boswell, Dispensary Manager, King George Hospital claire.boswell2@nhs.net | 0208 970 9078

Main duties of the job

To carry out pharmacy duties for the provision of a high quality, responsive, patient orientated service, including the dispensing of medicines for inpatients and outpatients, stock management and medicines supply to patients and wards. Duties include reception tasks such as receiving in prescriptions and dealing with adhoc queries from members of the public as well as nursing, doctor and other healthcare staff, training of junior staff and ensuring compliance with SOPs. The role requires accuracy, adherence to safety standards, and effective communication with colleagues and patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.