# Pharmacy Support Worker Procurement & Distribution (Aseptics) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-support-worker-procurement-and-distribution-aseptics/85c278d9-dd8d-46e7-b17b-56c5c82050f0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-support-worker-procurement-and-distribution-aseptics/85c278d9-dd8d-46e7-b17b-56c5c82050f0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Salisbury - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 to £27,476 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a rotation basis aprox' 1:8 + 1 bank holiday per year.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T14:51:16.686Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Salisbury/Salisbury_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8000317 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8000317?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking to start a varied and exciting career where patient care is at the heart of everything we do? Are you friendly, methodical, hard working with a good eye for detail? Then we may have the job for you. We are offering an opportunity for the right candidate to step into the exciting field of hospital pharmacy services. Once qualified in Pharmacy Service Skills and after a period of experience you will progress to Senior Pharmacy Support Worker (Band 3). We welcome applications from individuals with or without previous pharmacy experience. Holders of a level 2 pharmacy qualification will not be required to repeat it and will progress to Senior Pharmacy Support Worker after a period of appropriate experience and completion of all relevant competencies as listed in the person specification. School and college leavers are welcome to apply as is anyone looking for a rewarding career change. This role is based in the procurement and distribution section of the pharmacy and will involve working with the Aseptics department team, managing the ordering, receiving and maintenance of batch and patient specific chemotherapy. This rewarding role will help to ensure that patients receive their medication in a timely manner. This post holder will be required to undertake regular repetitive manual handling of loads of approximately 10kg to 15kg. Please note: we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position. ### Main duties of the job - To work as a member of the pharmacy procurement and distribution team with specific responsibility for the receipt and maintenance of chemotherapy stock, including patient specific and batch produced products. - To ensure the timely distribution of stock received to the aseptic unit, facilitating prompt dispensing of medication to individual patients awaiting treatment. Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. ## Job Details Are you looking to start a varied and exciting career where patient care is at the heart of everything we do? Are you friendly, methodical, hard working with a good eye for detail? Then we may have the job for you. We are offering an opportunity for the right candidate to step into the exciting field of hospital pharmacy services. Once qualified in Pharmacy Service Skills and after a period of experience you will progress to Senior Pharmacy Support Worker (Band 3). We welcome applications from individuals with or without previous pharmacy experience. Holders of a level 2 pharmacy qualification will not be required to repeat it and will progress to Senior Pharmacy Support Worker after a period of appropriate experience and completion of all relevant competencies as listed in the person specification. School and college leavers are welcome to apply as is anyone looking for a rewarding career change. This role is based in the procurement and distribution section of the pharmacy and will involve working with the Aseptics department team, managing the ordering, receiving and maintenance of batch and patient specific chemotherapy. This rewarding role will help to ensure that patients receive their medication in a timely manner. This post holder will be required to undertake regular repetitive manual handling of loads of approximately 10kg to 15kg. Please note: we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position. ## Job Description To work as a member of the pharmacy procurement and distribution team with specific responsibility for the receipt and maintenance of chemotherapy stock, including patient specific and batch produced products. To ensure the timely distribution of stock received to the aseptic unit, facilitating prompt dispensing of medication to individual patients awaiting treatment. Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications/Experience **Essential** - GCSE or equivalent English and Maths grade C or above **Desirable** - Previous Pharmacy Experience - BTec level 2 in Stock maintenance ## Documents - [facts about salisbury (pdf, 214.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1618) - [pharmacy support worker procurement & distribution_jd (doc, 154.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10392905) ## 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.