# Senior Pharmacy Services Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-services-assistant/23a90a1b-b275-489d-b956-e5ce77b78aab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-services-assistant/23a90a1b-b275-489d-b956-e5ce77b78aab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-09T09:12:07.347Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0915 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2079&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Must have excellent verbal communication skills. - Ability to work accurately under pressure and follow standard operating procedures. - Good literacy and numeracy skills - Ability to interpret written instructions. - Developed computer skills - Ability to supervise and give instruction to Pharmacy Services Assistants and Porters and other staff as required - Good communication skills with colleagues, patients and other healthcare staff. - Working accurately with attention to detail - Ability to train others in line with S.O.Ps - Manage time effectively - Can use initiative within limits of authority ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of procedures of own working area following on the job training - Knowledge of good customer care. - Customer care. - Stock control. - Good Dispensing/Manufacturing/Distribution/Clinical Practice. - Health and safety including COSHH - Safe moving and handling techniques - Understanding supervision and training of others ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a community or hospital pharmacy. - Experience of stock control systems ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 2 Apprenticeship /Pharmacy Services Assistant or NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services or Pharmacy Manufacturing Course. ### Other Requirements **Essential** - The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rostered basis. - The post holder will be required to travel to other sites for briefing meetings, training sessions and to support service provision. - The post holder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. - The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. - The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. - The jobholder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role. - Accuracy, dexterity, manipulation and a degree of speed in the preparation and dispensing/assembly of medicines against written prescriptions/requisitions. - Physical effort required if lifting/moving boxes of fluids or dietary products. - The post holder will be required to receive, assemble, prepare/dispense cytotoxic medicines in accordance with COSHH and SOPs. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Team working - Flexibility - Reliability - Trustworthy - Honest - Integrity - Confidentiality - Use mistakes as a continuing learning experience - Supports others through day to day supervision - Commitment to provision of the best possible service ## Documents - [Job Description (DOC, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3626&JobId=2079) ## 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.