Senior Pharmacy Assistant

Job overview

**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship**

Senior Pharmacy Assistant

• hours per week (Rotational weekend working, late night and bank holidays)

Permanent

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata

Closing Date: Thursday 17th September 2026

Interview Date: October 2026 (TBC)

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.**

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Available Shift Pattern:

• 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm) (Rotational weekend working, late night and bank holidays)

Main duties of the job

• We have vacancy for Senior Pharmacy Assistant within the Pharmacy Department.
• We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person to fulfil this supporting role. You will be required to have experience dispensing in either a hospital or community pharmacy setting.
• We encourage those with community pharmacy dispensing experience and qualifications who wish to move into hospital to apply.
• This post will include working in the main dispensary, SACT dispensing, ward stock distribution area, goods receipt and rotational ward work alongside other members of the team.
• The successful candidate should have good computer skills; excellent communication skills; be able to work as part of a team and under their own initiative; work in an organised, timely and safe manner and have a willingness to learn and need to have a qualification NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) recognised by the GPhC.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To supervise and work closely with the pharmacy stores team to ensure accurate and efficient receipt of medicines.
• Carry out routine tasks including, stock top-ups, supply and distribution to wards and departments in accordance with policies and procedures under supervision of technicians and pharmacists.
• Undertake Pharmacy Assistant duties as required to meet the needs of the service.
• Undertake related filing.
• Assist technical and professional staff in undertaking audit and review of systems.
• Participate in training new assistants and students.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.