Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of procedures at NVQ Level II – Pharmacy Services
- Experience
Experience in a community or NHS hospital pharmacy environment.
- Skills & Abilities
Demonstrates an enthusiastic and motivated approach to work. • Demonstrates a good standard of verbal and written English. • Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail • Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload • Demonstrates good communication skills • Can deliver results in a timely manner. • Can be relied upon to complete tasks and objectives to consistently high standards • Respect for working colleagues, other disciplines and the public. • Ability to work as part of a team • Able to maintain confidentiality
- Education & Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services / MCA qualification (or commitment to complete within 6 months of appointment)."
- Work Related Circumstances
Neat & tidy appearance • Adhere to comply with Trust ‘No Smoking’ policy • Physical effort - strength to move heavy boxes. • Good Timekeeping
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
PHARMACY COUNTER ASSISTANT
The Role
We require a dependable, enthusiastic, and motivated Pharmacy Counter Assistant to deliver a high-quality, effective, and efficient patient-focused service.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
Your daily responsibilities will include:
- Providing excellent customer service to patients, staff, and visitors.
- Taking in and handing out prescriptions safely and efficiently.
- Providing basic healthcare advice and recommending over-the-counter products.
- Processing transactions accurately using our point-of-sale system.
- Assisting with over-the-counter stock management and maintaining a clean, welcoming environment.
About You
To succeed in this role, you must possess excellent communication skills, be highly committed, and be a great team player. You should also possess excellent skills in accuracy and have a strong attention to detail.
You must hold an NVQ Level 2 Medicine Counter Assistant qualification OR be willing to undertake this training.
What We Offer
You will be fully supported in your role, with a personal development plan that is updated annually to help you grow your skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Receiving prescriptions into the Pharmacy Shop for hospital outpatients and patients discharged from same day emergency care wards. Ensuring to ask the appropriate safety questions and communicate these to the Responsible Pharmacist.
- Co-lead in the management of the shop stock for sale to the public. Including the ordering and booking in of stock, stock rotation, layout of stock and expiry date checking.
- To sell over the counter medications in an appropriate and safe manner.
- To manage the filing of prescriptions daily, and at the end of the month.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
- If successful this vacancy will require an Enhanced DBS check.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee.
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.
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This advert is for Pharmacy Shop Counter Assistant with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Pharmacy role. The advertised salary is £26,956.80 - £29,307.73 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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