# Senior Pharmacy Medicines Management Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-medicines-management-assistant/e9e3ffe5-5c4d-4be1-97e7-079f6465fe9b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-medicines-management-assistant/e9e3ffe5-5c4d-4be1-97e7-079f6465fe9b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Walsall - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Includes late working, weekends and bank holidays on a rotation) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T15:32:09.070Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Walsall/Walsall_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8034351 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8034351?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Hours are 30hrs per week to include late working on a rotation and to participate in Weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotation. Consideration will be given to candidates who wish to work on a part-time basis. The Pharmacy Department at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for Band 3 Senior Medicines Management Assistants who will work with the Clinical Pharmacists and Enhanced Role Pharmacy Technicians providing a ward based Service. The roles will involve developing a medicines management service to provide high quality, efficient person centred care and drive improvements with Medicines Optimisation. To undertake a range of duties providing services to in and out-patients  and to wards and departments including dispensing, communication with patients and hospital staff. PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will work under the supervision of a Medicines Management Technicians and Pharmacists. Your main duties will be working on wards carrying out near bedside dispensing , patient interview and counselling for discharge. In addition the ward based teams are heavily involved in the governance of medicines through out regular cycle of audits. This is an exciting time to join our friendly Pharmacy Team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. With the current and future landscape for pharmacy professionals we have aligned our clinical pharmacy strategy to develop a pharmacy team that can function and excel in balancing patient care and service demand with their own professional development. We are very supportive of pharmacy professionals putting forward their own ideas for service improvements and are committed to developing a strong Quality Improvement ethos. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You must have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show you are self motivated and flexible in your approach to your work to meet the requirements for our developing service. You are expected to work within key performance indicators as part of the service provision and show that you can work on your own initiative with Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, Nursing staff, Medical staff and other healthcare professionals in line with the Trust values. To support both our ward based services and dispensary we use automation through our ROWA robot and automated storage cabinets at ward level. The Pharmacy utilises aspects of our EMIS/Ascribe system to automate ordering and checking wherever possible. To support your development, local training will be provided on medicines management to the successful candidates and your development needs will be identified through an annual individual performance development review. ## Job Details Hours are 30hrs per week to include late working on a rotation and to participate in Weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotation. Consideration will be given to candidates who wish to work on a part-time basis. The Pharmacy Department at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for Band 3 Senior Medicines Management Assistants who will work with the Clinical Pharmacists and Enhanced Role Pharmacy Technicians providing a ward based Service. The roles will involve developing a medicines management service to provide high quality, efficient person centred care and drive improvements with Medicines Optimisation. To undertake a range of duties providing services to in and out-patients  and to wards and departments including dispensing, communication with patients and hospital staff. PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS. ## Job Description The post holder will work under the supervision of a Medicines Management Technicians and Pharmacists. Your main duties will be working on wards carrying out near bedside dispensing , patient interview and counselling for discharge. In addition the ward based teams are heavily involved in the governance of medicines through out regular cycle of audits. This is an exciting time to join our friendly Pharmacy Team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. With the current and future landscape for pharmacy professionals we have aligned our clinical pharmacy strategy to develop a pharmacy team that can function and excel in balancing patient care and service demand with their own professional development. We are very supportive of pharmacy professionals putting forward their own ideas for service improvements and are committed to developing a strong Quality Improvement ethos. ## Responsibilities You must have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show you are self motivated and flexible in your approach to your work to meet the requirements for our developing service. You are expected to work within key performance indicators as part of the service provision and show that you can work on your own initiative with Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, Nursing staff, Medical staff and other healthcare professionals in line with the Trust values. To support both our ward based services and dispensary we use automation through our ROWA robot and automated storage cabinets at ward level. The Pharmacy utilises aspects of our EMIS/Ascribe system to automate ordering and checking wherever possible. To support your development, local training will be provided on medicines management to the successful candidates and your development needs will be identified through an annual individual performance development review. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Computer skills could include Microsoft word, Excel and Internet knowledge and the use of automation ### NVQ Level Qualification in Pharmacy **Essential** - NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy or equivalent ### Dealing with patients/general public face to face oe working in a customer focused environment **Essential** - Significant experience in hospital pharmacy, which encompasses a broad range of specialised experience. Able to work as part of a team and take instructions. - Experience of Customer Care Services-Able to communicate with all grades of staff internally and externally. Able to act as a mentor and train staff **Desirable** - Able to work in a busy environment to meet deadlines by managing own time. Ability to work effectively and accurately. - Experience of supervision ## Documents - [flexible working document (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2426) - [band 3 senior medicines management assistant jd (pdf, 848.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322115) - [band 3 senior medicines management assistant ps (pdf, 872.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322116) ## 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.