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Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Demonstrate Pharmacy Computer and IT Skills
- Experience
Demonstrated ability to accurately complete complex routine and nonroutine tasks as indicated in the job description
- Skills and aptitudes
Able to manage own workload
- Skills and aptitudes
Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality and security
- Skills and aptitudes
Experience of stock management and understanding of the principles of stock control
- Royal Free shared commitments
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
- Education and professional qualifications
Holds an NVQ Pharmacy Service Level 2
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Post qualification experience of hospital pharmacy.
- Experience
Knowledge of the GPHc Standards of conduct, ethics and performance
- Skills and aptitudes
Enthusiastic and shows initiative
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to work without supervision
- Personal qualities and attributes
Enthusiastic and shows initiative
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to resolve conflict
- Education and professional qualifications
Experience Portfolio demonstrating competence of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge and CPD
Job overview
The post holder will support the supervision and training of a team of support workers who rotate through procurement and distribution. The post holder
will assist in good receiving duties and the general supply of medicines, receive and check deliveries of pharmacy stock, assemble I.V. fluids and stock medicines for delivery to wards/departments and assist in the return of medicines. The post holder will consistently work in an accurate, effective and efficient manner to support the provision of a high-quality service to patients, trust staff and departments.
Main duties of the job
1 To assist in the assembly of stock to wards and departments.
- To mark and assemble I.V. fluids for delivery to wards and departments.
- To accurately compute stock orders for wards and departments.
- To assist in ensuring work is prioritised effectively within the department.
- To assist with the top-up service as directed by the Technician Team manager (after appropriate training.)
- To assist with the EDC and OMNICEL top-up.
- To complete other tasks within distribution as directed by the Lead Technician
- To manage the process of medication returns within the department in a timely manner
- To handle bulk fluids accurately ensuring accurate storage and handling.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Support Worker – Procurement & Stores with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Pharmacy assistant role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 Per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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