# Dispenser - Outpatient Pharmacy (Maternity Cover) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dispenser-outpatient-pharmacy-maternity-cover/8bcbf4f3-e3a1-436d-b845-7d4339310831 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dispenser-outpatient-pharmacy-maternity-cover/8bcbf4f3-e3a1-436d-b845-7d4339310831.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacy - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £12.71 - £13.21 per hour - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 18 months (Maternity Cover) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 5:30pm + rota bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T16:22:13.237Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Lancaster/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v7982696 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7982696?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an enthusiastic hard working and patient focussed person with an interest in pharmacy? Are you currently working as a pharmacy dispenser in community and are looking to gain experience in a hospital setting? If you are keen to join a forward thinking pharmacy department supporting patient care we would love to hear from you. The Outpatient Pharmacy Department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary is delighted to be able to offer a maternity cover vacancy for a Pharmacy Assistant – dispensing services As an employer we have earned a reputation for focusing on the development of our staff and for being an organisation people are proud to work for. This opportunity allows potential applicants to become part of a very experienced team with opportunity for development ### Main duties of the job This post is an ideal opportunity for those looking to gain hospital experience and also to those that already have and enjoy this type of environment. On a day to day basis, your duties will vary and help provide a high quality service to our patients whether this be provided customer service, dispensing medicines or ordering and receiving pharmacy stock. You will also  develop positive working relationships with our fantastic colleagues and multidisciplinary team and be a valued member of the company. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Duties include, but are not limited to: - Dispensing medications - Stock control, stock rotation, expiry date checking and use of the Pharmacy IT System - Provides an effective reception service, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries. - Maintains stock of dispensing sundries and carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards. - Supports the training and development of pharmacy team The core hours of duty are an 7.5 hour shift from 9am - 17:30 Monday to Friday.  Applicants will be expected to participate in  bank holiday work (10am to 3pm) on a rota basis This role is based in Royal Lancaster Infirmary ## Job Details Are you an enthusiastic hard working and patient focussed person with an interest in pharmacy? Are you currently working as a pharmacy dispenser in community and are looking to gain experience in a hospital setting? If you are keen to join a forward thinking pharmacy department supporting patient care we would love to hear from you. The Outpatient Pharmacy Department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary is delighted to be able to offer a maternity cover vacancy for a Pharmacy Assistant – dispensing services As an employer we have earned a reputation for focusing on the development of our staff and for being an organisation people are proud to work for. This opportunity allows potential applicants to become part of a very experienced team with opportunity for development ## Job Description This post is an ideal opportunity for those looking to gain hospital experience and also to those that already have and enjoy this type of environment. On a day to day basis, your duties will vary and help provide a high quality service to our patients whether this be provided customer service, dispensing medicines or ordering and receiving pharmacy stock. You will also develop positive working relationships with our fantastic colleagues and multidisciplinary team and be a valued member of the company. ## Responsibilities Duties include, but are not limited to: Dispensing medications Stock control, stock rotation, expiry date checking and use of the Pharmacy IT System Provides an effective reception service, receiving incoming work and dealing with customer enquiries. Maintains stock of dispensing sundries and carries out housekeeping duties to maintain good environmental standards. Supports the training and development of pharmacy team The core hours of duty are an 7.5 hour shift from 9am - 17:30 Monday to Friday. Applicants will be expected to participate in bank holiday work (10am to 3pm) on a rota basis This role is based in Royal Lancaster Infirmary ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a team - Knowledge of stock control systems - Knowledge of Health & safety **Desirable** - Experience of working in pharmacy - Experience of working in a customer facing role - Experience of working in a busy environment. - Outpatient Pharmacy Experience ### Qualifications and Education **Essential** - 2 GCSE Passes Grade C or above (or equivalent) must include Maths and English - NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services ## Documents - [dispenser (pdf, 333.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10265660) - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) ## 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.