# Pharmacy Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bracken House Pharmacy
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £30,142 pro rata inc
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:20:54.527Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Dartford_Kent/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8236931
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8236931?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

To undertake, under the direction of pharmacists and technicians, duties that ensure the efficient running of the dispensary. These include, dispensing, supply of stock medicines, processing orders, purchasing, return and disposal of medicines and stock takes.

** Previous applicants need not apply **

### Main duties of the job

Dispensary and Repeat Room

- To dispense inpatient, outpatient, discharge, leave and repeat prescriptions according to SOPs, including those patients requiring medication compliance aids.
- To be responsible for the general tidiness and adequate stocking of the dispensary and ensure good stock rotation to minimise expired stock.
- To replenish the dispensary with cartons, bottles, and bags on a daily basis.

Distribution

- To be responsible for supplying stock medicines via emailed stock order requests, authorised community orders and eMeds and supplying customers with a computer printout of the drugs supplied and their cost according to SOPs.
- To be responsible for the processing and where necessary the disposal of medicines returned from wards and departments in line with SOPs.
- To deal with telephone enquiries concerning supply of stock medicines, including availability and any discrepancies on stock orders.

Stores

- To undertake the day-to-day ordering, delivering, and invoicing of medicines, using the Emishealth pharmacy computer system, according to SOPs.
- To be responsible for ordering bottles, cartons and other sundries ensuring the department is never out of stock.
- To deal directly with suppliers to problem solve any issues with drug availability and discrepancies on orders and invoices.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See job description (JD) and person specification (PS) attached for full details of roles and responsibilities.

### 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

### Experience

**Desirable**

- 2 years pharmacy experience

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Ability to drive and to hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle on a daily basis
- Flexible and adaptable

### Education/Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to a reasonable academic standard
- GCSE grade 4-9 in English, Maths, and science
- In house training
- Ongoing training and development

**Desirable**

- NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services or equivalent

### Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

**Essential**

- Good oral communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Cooperative and adaptable approach
- Knowledge of department SOPs
- Some problem solving skills
- Able to plan and organise own workload
- Some computer skills
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Some office skills

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847)
- [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10547400)
- [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656)

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