# Pharmacy Support Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-support-assistant/5a72686d-5487-43a9-9024-cb8104f94119 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-support-assistant/5a72686d-5487-43a9-9024-cb8104f94119.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Cross Site - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £26,618 per annum inc. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working and bank holiday required on a rota basis) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T14:41:01.882Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/ChertseyAshford/Ashford_St_Peters_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8228798 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228798?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Pharmacy at St Peter’s Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a friendly and well organised individual to join our department as a Pharmacy Assistant. We are a busy Pharmacy department and your role will involve you supporting the Pharmacy team with the supply of medicines to the wards, clinics and outpatient areas as well as working on the Pharmacy hatch to be the first point of contact for staff and visitors. You will be working in a team alongside other Pharmacy Assistants, Senior Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists. The core working hours are 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills to be able to effectively work alongside staff of all grades throughout the Hospital. You will be hard working and keen to learn and have the ability to prioritise work. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will support Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in all sections of the Pharmacy on a rotational basis which includes working in the dispensary and on wards as well as being based in distribution. You will carry out your duties supervised by qualified staff and contribute to the development of pharmacy services. You will promote the highest of standards of professional practice, whilst observing at all times the “statement on professional Conduct” issued by the GPhC. You will be required to follow all legal and departmental practices including Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) as well as COSHH and lifting and handling regulations and all Trust Policies and Procedures. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful applicant will have GCSEs in Maths and English Grade C or equivalent. It is important to have the ability to communicate clearly as well as follow instructions and there is a need to be physically fit to undertake manual handling tasks. The Pharmacy core opening hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:30. To enable the department to provide the best service to our users the successful candidate will need to be able to work 37.5 hours a week, between 08:30 and 18:30 Monday to Friday. There is also a requirement to participate in the department weekend and bank holiday rota. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Good command of written and oral English - Computer/IT literate ### Experience **Essential** - Customer service **Desirable** - Previous pharmacy experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Achieved grade A to C in GCSE or equivalent ## Documents - [jd & ps 323-acs8798-ed (pdf, 512.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538335) ## 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.