Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Dispensing Assistant. We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals who are passionate about delivering safe, effective and patient‑centred care.
This role is ideal for someone who is hardworking, approachable and eager to develop their skills. You will receive full training to support you in providing high‑quality dispensary‑based services to both inpatients and outpatients.
As a key member of the dispensary team, you will contribute to the safe and efficient supply of medicines across the Trust. You will work closely with Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and wider clinical teams to ensure patients receive the highest standard of care.
Main Responsibilities:
- Labelling and dispensing prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients.
- Dispensing and supplying Controlled Drugs to wards and directly to patients.
- Receiving prescriptions from patients, carers and Trust staff, and processing medication orders from nursing teams.
- Preparing medicines and drug charts for delivery to wards and clinics via the portering system.
If you are motivated, compassionate and ready to take the next step in your pharmacy career, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- In-house training and experience for prescription interpretation, labelling and dispensing equivalent to NVQ level 3
Desirable
- Knowledge of pharmacy services.
Experience
Essential
- Dispensing of medicines
- Stock control
- Proven team member and ability to work alone
- Proven oral and written communication skills
- IT / Keyboard skills
Desirable
- Housekeeping skills
- Filing and record keeping
- Customer/patient care
- Order assembly
- Dispensing activities
Contractual
Essential
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Regular attendance during the required hours
- Weekend, extended hours and bank holiday working
Desirable
- Telephone owner.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Pharmacy level 2 in pharmacy services.
Further Training
Essential
- In house training programmes including labelling, dispensing, distribution, and goods receipt and returns validations.
- Training in the use of relevant computer programmes.
Desirable
- Manual Handling Training Health and Safety Training, including COSHH, Fire and Security
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This advert is for Dispensing Assistant with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton In Ashfield, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 19 Jul 2026.
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