# Pharmacy Assistant - Dispensary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-assistant-dispensary/9446a27a-f9be-4b09-8bc2-730fea12ebf7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-assistant-dispensary/9446a27a-f9be-4b09-8bc2-730fea12ebf7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 21 hours per week (21 hours per week, pattern to be agreed, roster to facilitate the dispensary opening times of 8am -6pm Monday – Friday, start and finish times may therefore vary week to week. There will be requirements for you to work on a Saturday morning as per regular rota to support operation of the dispensary. The working hours would be 9am - 1pm.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-26T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T11:21:32.947Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8016222 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8016222?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview NHFT are dedicated to making a positive difference and providing care with compassion. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, so if you want to work for a Trust that makes a difference and rated as outstanding by the CQC this is the place for you. NHFT have recently undergone a medicines supply model redesign bringing their medicines supply service in-house and we are keen to expand our team of pharmacy assistants working in the dispensary at Berrywood Hospital, Northampton, You will be part of the dispensary team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants who support the medicines supply service from the Berrywood Hospital dispensary Your primary role as a Pharmacy Assistant will be to support to the supply of medicines to wards and departments within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. A strong team spirit and good communication skills will be required; you must be able to both manage your own workload and work as part of a team. You may either already have some experience of hospital pharmacy activities or customer service/stock control in other settings. You must be willing to work towards a pharmacy services NVQ level 2  with our support if not already held. The Trust is committed to developing the talents of its employees through a disseminated leadership model. ### Main duties of the job - To accurately dispense medication for individual patients for use in inpatient and outpatient services, working from orders and prescriptions generated from the electronic prescribing and medicines administration system or paper medication charts/prescriptions.  This includes the dispensing of medication into compliance aids. - To accurately make up orders of stock medicines for dispatch to wards using the SystemC computer system. - To accurately check orders made up by other members of staff for dispatch to wards - To liaise with ward staff, external clinic/unit staff, Pharmacy technicians and Pharmacists - To support the ordering, stock management and distribution of over-labelled and pre-packed medication for specified departments - To assist in the maintenance of the out of hours cupboards and emergency boxes - Support nursing and pharmacy teams in the management of pharmaceutical waste at both ward and pharmacy level ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. ## Job Details NHFT are dedicated to making a positive difference and providing care with compassion. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, so if you want to work for a Trust that makes a difference and rated as outstanding by the CQC this is the place for you. NHFT have recently undergone a medicines supply model redesign bringing their medicines supply service in-house and we are keen to expand our team of pharmacy assistants working in the dispensary at Berrywood Hospital, Northampton, You will be part of the dispensary team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants who support the medicines supply service from the Berrywood Hospital dispensary Your primary role as a Pharmacy Assistant will be to support to the supply of medicines to wards and departments within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. A strong team spirit and good communication skills will be required; you must be able to both manage your own workload and work as part of a team. You may either already have some experience of hospital pharmacy activities or customer service/stock control in other settings. You must be willing to work towards a pharmacy services NVQ level 2 with our support if not already held. The Trust is committed to developing the talents of its employees through a disseminated leadership model. ## Job Description To accurately dispense medication for individual patients for use in inpatient and outpatient services, working from orders and prescriptions generated from the electronic prescribing and medicines administration system or paper medication charts/prescriptions. This includes the dispensing of medication into compliance aids. To accurately make up orders of stock medicines for dispatch to wards using the SystemC computer system. To accurately check orders made up by other members of staff for dispatch to wards To liaise with ward staff, external clinic/unit staff, Pharmacy technicians and Pharmacists To support the ordering, stock management and distribution of over-labelled and pre-packed medication for specified departments To assist in the maintenance of the out of hours cupboards and emergency boxes Support nursing and pharmacy teams in the management of pharmaceutical waste at both ward and pharmacy level ## Responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Good written and verbal communication - UK driving license and access to a car ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a team environment - Experience of using a computer / IT literacy **Desirable** - Experience using Excel / other database software - Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy environment - Experience of stock control - Experience of providing customer service ### Qualifications **Essential** - 5 GCSEs grade C (or equivalent) or above including English and Mathematics - Further education for example, A Level, BTEC or equivalent - Experience of following detailed protocols or procedures - NVQ2 in pharmacy or equivalent experience (or willingness to work towards) ## Documents - [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047) - [pharmacy assistant dispensary (pdf, 600.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10302398) ## 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.