Job requirements
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of following procedures
- Experience
Proven team member and ability to work alone
- Experience
Proven oral and written communication skills
- Experience
IT / Keyboard skills
- Qualifications
GCSE Maths and English Grade C or equivalent
- Qualifications
NVQ Pharmacy level 2 in pharmacy services
- Further Training
In house training programmes including labelling, aseptic dispensing, and distribution
- Further Training
Regular validation in aseptic technique
- Further Training
Training in the use of relevant computer programmes
- Knowledge Requirements
In-house training and experience for prescription interpretation, labelling and aseptic dispensing equivalent to NVQ level 3
- Contractual Requirements
Flexible approach to working hours
- Contractual Requirements
Regular attendance during the required hours
- Contractual Requirements
Weekend and bank holiday working
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Stock control
- Experience
Filing/record keeping
- Experience
Sterile environment
- Experience
Good housekeeping skills
- Further Training
Manual handling training
- Further Training
Health and Safety Training, including COSHH, Fire and Security
- Knowledge Requirements
To possess knowledge of working in a sterile environment
- Contractual Requirements
Ability to travel between hospital sites
Job overview
Are you looking for a role where your work directly contributes to safer, better patient care? Join our Pharmacy Production team and play a vital part in ensuring patients receive high‑quality, safe, and appropriately prepared medicines.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a committed and skilled team dedicated to maximising the availability of safe, appropriate medication to support excellent patient care.
Please note, this is NOT a Pharmacy Dispensing role.
You will work across three key areas within Pharmacy Production:
Aseptic Dispensing Unit
Your primary focus will be within our Aseptic Dispensing Unit, where you will assemble and prepare patient‑specific injectable medications for clinics and wards throughout the Trust. You will work within a Pharmacy clean room, wearing specialist clothing and prepare medications inside a pharmaceutical isolator.
Quality Control Department
You will be trained and validated to support the Quality Control team, carrying out essential checks on unlicensed medicines and products labelled in our Pre‑packing Unit.
Pre‑packing Unit
You will also be validated to work within the Pre‑packing Unit, labelling bulk quantities of medicines for both internal and external Trust customers, as well as picking and accuracy‑checking orders.
If you are enthusiastic, organised, and committed to supporting excellent patient care, we would be delighted to receive your application and welcome you to our team.
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
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This advert is for Dispensing Pharmacy Assistant - Aseptic Dispensing Unit with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Pharmacy assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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