# Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-dispensing-assistant/228bba83-535c-4767-935a-5f87d7f27e34 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-dispensing-assistant/228bba83-535c-4767-935a-5f87d7f27e34.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kingston Upon Thames - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 per annum inc of Outer London HCAS (pro-rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays according to rotas as required) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-01T09:43:11.028Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Kingston/Kingston_Richmond_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy_Dispensing_Assistant/Pharmacy_Dispensing_Assistant-v8082936 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8082936?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - We are looking for an enthusiastic Dispensing Assistant who has gained, or has almost completed, their Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services, to join our friendly team. - This is a varied and interesting position which will be based in our busy dispensary at Kingston Hospital.  Experience will be gained in different aspects of hospital pharmacy and you will be given the opportunity to learn about Dispensing, Chemotherapy and Clinical Trials. - You must have customer service experience, be a good communicator on both a written and verbal basis and show a willingness to learn. - We offer the opportunity to enhance existing skills and develop new ones. - We are moving towards a 7-day working week service, including weekends, Bank Holidays and late duty and you would be expected to participate in this according to rotas.We welcome community based dispensing assistants to apply for this position. - For further information please contact Rudyard Lewis, Chief Technician Dispensary Manager \[email protected\] ### Main duties of the job - To dispense clinically screened prescriptions including labelling, preparation, assembly and dispensing accurately in a timely manner. - To dispense controlled drugs (CDs) for patient discharges and ward stock, and to manage stock levels. - To dispense chemotherapy for patients on our haematology day unit. - To assist with returns and destructions of medications from wards. - To develop effective communication between the staff in the pharmacy and on wards and departments. - To ensure that accurate records are maintained either electronically or in paper copy. - To ensure that sundry materials are available and ordered when necessary. - To file prescriptions and recover prescriptions when required, including end of day and end of month filing. - To correctly use the Prescription Tracking System (PTS) and monitor it throughout the day. - To act as the co-ordinator to manage telephones and e-mails and ensure deadlines are met. - To regularly complete stock and expiry date checks in the dispensary. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of role responsibilities and expectations. ## Job Details We are looking for an enthusiastic Dispensing Assistant who has gained, or has almost completed, their Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services, to join our friendly team. This is a varied and interesting position which will be based in our busy dispensary at Kingston Hospital. Experience will be gained in different aspects of hospital pharmacy and you will be given the opportunity to learn about Dispensing, Chemotherapy and Clinical Trials. You must have customer service experience, be a good communicator on both a written and verbal basis and show a willingness to learn. We offer the opportunity to enhance existing skills and develop new ones. We are moving towards a 7-day working week service, including weekends, Bank Holidays and late duty and you would be expected to participate in this according to rotas.We welcome community based dispensing assistants to apply for this position. For further information please contact Rudyard Lewis, Chief Technician Dispensary Manager \[email protected\] ## Job Description To dispense clinically screened prescriptions including labelling, preparation, assembly and dispensing accurately in a timely manner. To dispense controlled drugs (CDs) for patient discharges and ward stock, and to manage stock levels. To dispense chemotherapy for patients on our haematology day unit. To assist with returns and destructions of medications from wards. To develop effective communication between the staff in the pharmacy and on wards and departments. To ensure that accurate records are maintained either electronically or in paper copy. To ensure that sundry materials are available and ordered when necessary. To file prescriptions and recover prescriptions when required, including end of day and end of month filing. To correctly use the Prescription Tracking System (PTS) and monitor it throughout the day. To act as the co-ordinator to manage telephones and e-mails and ensure deadlines are met. To regularly complete stock and expiry date checks in the dispensary. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of role responsibilities and expectations. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification - Maths & English GCSE grade A-C or equivalent qualifications ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Customer service experience in the work place - Pharmacy experience - Previous dispensing experience - Accuracy and good attention to detail **Desirable** - Experience of using JAC ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3006) - [dispensing assistant (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10375387) - [dispensing assistant (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10375388) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2412) ## 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.