# Counter Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Primary Care Careers.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/counter-assistant/3ca4cb63-f4bc-4009-8315-678cbbc52a09
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/counter-assistant/3ca4cb63-f4bc-4009-8315-678cbbc52a09.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Town:** Bury St Edmunds
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-02T15:56:07.043Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0648?employerCode=M0038
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29773/counter-assistant.html

## Job Content

### Job summary

Brook Hill Pharmacy and Great Notley Surgery has an opportunity for a counterassistant to join our busy pharmacy teamworking at the heart of our patient care service. This is a part time role for 10.75 hours per week:

Wednesday 7.45am -2pm and Saturday mornings 7.45 to 12.15pm

### Main duties of the job

- Greeting customers and patients coming into the pharmacy.
- Taking in and handing out prescriptions.
- Maintaining the shop floor.
- Selling over the counter products and cashing up.

You will need to be flexible to cover for holidays and staff holidays.

### About us

We are a 2-site, friendly training practice with over 21,000 patients. You will be supported by our team of 14 doctors, 2 nurse practitioners, nurses, healthcare assistants, receptionist, and admin team.

### Details

- Date posted: 02 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - Minimum wage
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 29773
- Job locations: Great Notley, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7GS, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

## Job Details

Brook Hill Pharmacy and Great Notley Surgery has an opportunity for a counterassistant to join our busy pharmacy teamworking at the heart of our patient care service. This is a part time role for 10.75 hours per week:

Wednesday 7.45am -2pm and Saturday mornings 7.45 to 12.15pm

## Job Description

Greeting customers and patients coming into the pharmacy.

Taking in and handing out prescriptions.

Maintaining the shop floor.

Selling over the counter products and cashing up.

You will need to be flexible to cover for holidays and staff holidays.

## Responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience in a similar role is preferred.
- Possess experience of working in a busy, public environment.
- Be flexible, with a positive attitude.
- Demonstrate good team working and communication skills.
- Demonstrate an excellent standard of patient care.

## Agent Notes

- This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page.
- Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.
- Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.