# Band 3 Senior Pharmacy Support Worker – Procurement & Stores

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** North Middlesex University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Late, weekend and Bank holiday shifts as per Rota.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:30:56.838Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8248666
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8248666?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrate Pharmacy Computer and IT Skills
- Demonstrated ability to accurately complete complex routine and nonroutine tasks as indicated in the job description

**Desirable**

- Post qualification experience of hospital pharmacy.
- Knowledge of the GPHc Standards of conduct, ethics and performance

### Skills and aptitudes

**Essential**

- Able to manage own workload
- Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality and security
- Experience of stock management and understanding of the principles of stock control

**Desirable**

- Enthusiastic and shows initiative

### Royal Free shared commitments

**Essential**

- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

### Personal qualities and attributes

**Desirable**

- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Able to work without supervision
- Enthusiastic and shows initiative
- Able to resolve conflict

### Education and professional qualifications

**Essential**

- Holds an NVQ Pharmacy Service Level 2

**Desirable**

- Experience Portfolio demonstrating competence of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge and CPD

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 342.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560642)
- [frf (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589333)
- [person specification (pdf, 199.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560643)
- [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752)

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