Job overview
Senior Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant - Band 3
West Middlesex University Hospital
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex Site)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join the Pharmacy Department Team at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex Site).
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Assistant who is willing to work within a supportive Pharmacy team keen to develop the pharmacy services. The post holder must possess excellent interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills and able to work with a wide range of professionals. The successful candidate will be based in the Dispensary and will be required to work weekends and bank holidays. Previous experience of working in a pharmacy hospital is essential.
Main duties of the job
- To manage stock control and be a super user for the Rowa
- Training rotational assistants and other grades of staffing
- Dispense medication in the Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
STOCK & INVENTORY
- Stock control management including putting stock away received from stores, rotating stock/checking expiries where relevant and performing stock control counts.
- Ensure dispensary areas are sufficiently stocked with all sundries (leaflets, cards, bottles, bags).
- Sort, count, compile and, where relevant, dispose of unsuitable medication returns.
- Carry out daily monitoring of fridge and dispensary temperatures.
- To release and order stock from Stores.
- To be a ROWA Super user and provide training where required.
- To monitor all “to follows” drugs
- General housekeeping of ROWA.
- Adjust stock/expired stock investigations.
For full details, please see the attached job description.
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This advert is for Senior Pharmacy Assistant (Dispensary) with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 per annum incl. HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover). The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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