# Pharmacy Assistant - developmental

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Torbay Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,272 - £27,476 per annum - (Band 2 or Band 3 depending on qualification)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Weekend and bank holiday rotation)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T12:31:00.913Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8313408
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8313408?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an integrated Pharmacy Assistant role designed to provide flexible support across the Pharmacy Department. The post holder will work collaboratively within the dispensary, distribution, and ward-based stock management teams, ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective supply of medicines throughout the organisation.

Successful applicants with no pharmacy experience will start at Band 2 until competition of training course upon which will move to Band 3.

### Main duties of the job

- Duties will include dispensing support activities, receipt and distribution of pharmaceutical stock, stock replenishment and maintenance of ward medicines cupboards, and contributing to the smooth operation of pharmacy services. The role requires the ability to work across multiple workstreams, adapting to service needs while maintaining high standards of accuracy, patient safety, and customer service.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.

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### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Maths grade C or equivalent (candidates currently working towards this may be considered)
- English grade C or equivalent

**Desirable**

- NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services or equivalent dispensing qualification

### Knowledge and skills

**Essential**

- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Computer literate
- Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team

**Desirable**

- Understanding of the NHS and the role of Pharmacy
- Recent experience of working in Pharmacy
- Recent experience of working in the hospital environment

## Documents

- [ato job description (pdf, 448.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10634123)

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