Senior Pharmacy Services Assistant

Job summary

This role offers the opportunity to work as part of a busy and supportive ward-based pharmacy team, making a direct contribution to patient care across a range of specialties. Key aspects of the role include: Working in a patient-facing environment and supporting patients with their medicines Ordering, receiving and managing medicines to ensure wards have the medicines they need. Stock management and replenishment of medicines at ward level. Labelling, dispensing and preparing medicines following training and competency assessment. Communicating with patients, ward staff, healthcare professionals and service users. Supporting safe and effective medicines use across the Trust. Providing supervision, support and training to a variety of different staff Developing new skills through structured training, including patient counselling opportunities. Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care. Contributing to a safe, efficient and compassionate pharmacy service that makes a real difference to patients every day. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Main duties of the job

Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services (MMPS) offers our team members fantastic career development opportunities, which has led to the progression of previous post holders. We now have excellent opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated Senior Pharmacy Services Assistants who already hold an NVQ/QCF Level 2 Pharmacy Service Skills Certificate and who have experience in either a hospital or community pharmacy setting, to join our forward thinking and generally all round fantastic pharmacy team based at ward level. These are excellent opportunities to start a career in hospital pharmacy and to play an important role in being part of a team working to deliver an exceptional medicine supply service. By taking a patient first approach and through compassion and commitment you will focus on helping patients to optimise medicines use by involving them in making decisions about their medicines. You will collaborate with other teams, communicating effectively to ensure a safe, seamless integrated transfer of care for our patients, providing an integrated delivery of medicines to ensure cost effective, safe and safe and appropriate use of medicines.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 09 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 002076
• Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

James Green Pharmacy Technician Team Manager - Clinical Services james.green6@nhs.net 01132065893/01133923145 Shortlisting Date: 30.09.2026 Interview Date: 09.10.2026

Job Summary

Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services (MMPS) offers our team members fantastic career development opportunities, which has led to the progression of previous post holders. We now have excellent opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated Senior Pharmacy Services Assistants who already hold an NVQ/QCF Level 2 Pharmacy Service Skills Certificate and who have experience in either a hospital or community pharmacy setting, to join our forward thinking and generally all round fantastic pharmacy team based at ward level. These are excellent opportunities to start a career in hospital pharmacy and to play an important role in being part of a team working to deliver an exceptional medicine supply service. By taking a patient first approach and through compassion and commitment you will focus on helping patients to optimise medicines use by involving them in making decisions about their medicines.

You will collaborate with other teams, communicating effectively to ensure a safe, seamless integrated transfer of care for our patients, providing an integrated delivery of medicines to ensure cost effective, safe and safe and appropriate use of medicines.

Why you should join our Team

Join our Ward Services team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and become part of a supportive, forward-thinking, and patient-focused pharmacy service. Working across a wide range of specialties, our teams play a vital role in ensuring patients receive the right medicines at the right time, helping to improve outcomes and deliver outstanding care. We pride ourselves on our friendly and collaborative working environment, where every team member is valued and encouraged to contribute to delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care.

What makes our team special is the opportunity to make a real difference to patients every day while developing your own career. This rewarding patient-facing role allows you to work closely with patients and multidisciplinary teams, supporting safe medicines use and seamless transfers of care. We are committed to supporting flexible working where possible and offer excellent training and development opportunities, with many team members progressing into more advanced roles. If you are looking for a welcoming team, varied and meaningful work, and a role where your contribution truly matters, Ward Services is an excellent place to build your future career in hospital pharmacy.

What you will bring to the role

This role offers the opportunity to work as part of a busy and supportive ward-based pharmacy team, making a direct contribution to patient care across a range of specialties. Key aspects of the role include:

• Working in a patient-facing environment and supporting patients with their medicines
• Ordering, receiving and managing medicines to ensure wards have the medicines they need.
• Stock management and replenishment of medicines at ward level.
• Labelling, dispensing and preparing medicines following training and competency assessment.
• Communicating with patients, ward staff, healthcare professionals and service users.
• Supporting safe and effective medicines use across the Trust.
• Providing supervision, support and training to a variety of different staff
• Developing new skills through structured training, including patient counselling opportunities.
• Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care.
• Contributing to a safe, efficient and compassionate pharmacy service that makes a real difference to patients every day.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.