# Pharmacy Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Professionals Limited.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Professionals Limited
- **Location:** Royal Berkshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £14.05
- **Contract type:** Bank
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T10:52:50.721Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0042-91032
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/M0042-91032/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=M0042-91032
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

Job Title: Senior Pharmacy Assistant - 91032

Grade: Band 3

Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, RG1 5AN

Ward: Pharmacy Operational

Pay Rates: £14.05 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 09:30-17:30

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacy Assistant with Dispensary experience? Are ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

### Main duties of the job

Accurately label and dispense inpatient prescriptions under the supervision of a Pharmacy Technician according (MDS) trays.

Ensure inpatient and discharge prescriptions are printed from the e-prescribing system, booked into the prescription tracking system and passed to the dispensary team for processing in priority order.

Pack checked & dispensed prescriptions and other items into the ward bags for transportation to the wards/theatres & departments to facilitate timely delivery in accordance with the porters delivery schedule.

Carry out daily cyclical stock checks under the supervision of the Pharmacy Technician, ensuring returned stock/medicines are dealt with appropriately.

Assist in ensuring adequate medicinal supplies are available and stock control management and monitoring of environmental conditions for storage of medicines is monitored.

### About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

### Details

- Date posted: 09 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 3
- Salary: £14.05 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Duration: 2 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: M0042-91032
- Job locations: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, READING, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in pharmacy, hospital or community.

**Desirable**

- Experience using CMM computer system.
- Dispensing experience including Monitored Dosage System (MDS) trays.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ and BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.

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