# Pharmacy Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust
- **Location:** Newham University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £30,142 per annum inc
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T10:00:53.566Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Plaistow/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/NEWHAM_PHARMACY/NEWHAM_PHARMACY-v8233870
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233870?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and ambitious Pharmacy Assistant to join our dynamic Team. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. This post is based at Newham University Hospital.

At Barts Health we take pride in developing our staff to progress. Within the Pharmacy department we offer several opportunities to do this. You will participate in training initiatives to meet both individual and departmental goals. As a Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant who holds a NVQ Level 2 qualification in Pharmacy services, you will have the opportunity to be enrolled on HEE Medicine Optimisation Course to undertake Transcription of Medicines and POD checking at Ward level.

### Main duties of the job

This post provides the post holder with the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and experience in day-to-day delivery of pharmacy service to patients, in conjunction with the patient services and clinical pharmacy teams.

The post holder will be responsible for dispensing inpatient and discharge medicines, stock management and some clinical pharmacy services.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Able to communicate well with patients and all levels of staff, both written and verbally
- Able to communicate effectively on the telephone.
- Effective written communication skill

### Skills

**Essential**

- IT skills; Able to use Excel and Word proficiently
- Able to plan own work
- Able to work alone or as part of a team with different grades of staff.
- Able to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Able to follow policies and procedures.
- Able to perform calculations.
- Time management skills
- Ability to problem solve

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Understand customer care issues.
- Understand issues involved in stock control
- Dispensing and interpreting prescriptions
- Understanding of relevant legislation, e.g. Health and Safety, COSHH, Data Protection

**Desirable**

- Interested in and have knowledge of the use of drugs.
- Understand the importance of quality issues.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience or working in a team
- Experience in customer care environment

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in a hospital environment

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ QCF Level 2 in pharmacy services
- GCSE grades A/C or 1-4 in
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Double Award Science

## Documents

- [jd&ps (pdf, 212.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544068)
- [newham hospital bus route (pdf, 158.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544069)
- [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119)
- [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120)

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