# Senior Pharmacy Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-support-worker/955c5b8d-f06d-49c1-bb9a-f4438a8a0b9e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-pharmacy-support-worker/955c5b8d-f06d-49c1-bb9a-f4438a8a0b9e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Southampton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T15:13:02.999Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8056821 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8056821?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. This vacancy does not meet the Home Office threshold for sponsorship; therefore we are unable to accept applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK. ### Main duties of the job The Medicines Management team at UHS are excited to offer a unique opportunity to work in a senior capacity within our Pharmacy Support Worker team. This role is centred around emergency medicine, supporting the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Medicine wards. The successful candidate will ensure that patients in all areas have access to the medicines they need, playing a vital role in keeping patients safe while supporting patient flow by expediting discharges via our Near Patient Dispensing services. This is an opportunity to make a real difference to patients while working in a supportive and nurturing team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The ideal candidate will: Have a can-do, proactive attitude Excellent communication skills Be flexible to constantly changing demands of the hospital The nature of the role will also mean candidates will need to be able to lift heavy items and cover large distances in order to support colleagues across the medical areas of the hospital. ## Job Details University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. This vacancy does not meet the Home Office threshold for sponsorship; therefore we are unable to accept applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK. ## Job Description The Medicines Management team at UHS are excited to offer a unique opportunity to work in a senior capacity within our Pharmacy Support Worker team. This role is centred around emergency medicine, supporting the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Medicine wards. The successful candidate will ensure that patients in all areas have access to the medicines they need, playing a vital role in keeping patients safe while supporting patient flow by expediting discharges via our Near Patient Dispensing services. This is an opportunity to make a real difference to patients while working in a supportive and nurturing team. ## Responsibilities The ideal candidate will: Have a can-do, proactive attitude Excellent communication skills Be flexible to constantly changing demands of the hospital The nature of the role will also mean candidates will need to be able to lift heavy items and cover large distances in order to support colleagues across the medical areas of the hospital. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Manual dexterity - General IT Skills - Microsoft Office skills - Keyboard skills - Leadership - Customer Service - Communication - Numeracy - Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly - Prioritisation - Working autonomously - Working under pressure - Self-motivated - Organisational skills ### Trust Values **Essential** - Patients First - Always Improving - Working Together ### Qualifications, knowledge and experience **Essential** - 2 GCSE’s or equivalent grades A* - C or 4-9 in English and Maths (If qualifications gained outside the UK evidence of equivalent standards must be demonstrated at interview) - NVQ 2 in Pharmacy or other Level 2 approved GPhC qualification for pharmacy support staff or equivalent experience - Supervisory qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience of supervision - Previous pharmacy experience (hospital or community) or supervisory experience - Must be able to commit to completing ‘in-house’ training programme within 6 months of starting. Opportunities to progress are available but may require additional qualifications to meet eligibility criteria to undertake additional qualifications - Must be able to work late evenings, bank holidays and weekend working according to rota requirements - Health and physical abilities sufficient for the post (if necessary with reasonable adjustments with respect to the Equality Act/Disability Discrimination Act). - Required to lift and handle packages, weighing up to 15kg on a repetitive basis. (Reasonable adjustment may be made) Required to move pallets weighing between 500 and 600kg using an unpowered pallet truck daily (Receipts posts only) **Desirable** - Other healthcare qualifications - GCSEs in science-based or other role specific relevant subjects - Previous experience in health or social care (if not pharmacy) - Experience in stock control i.e., receiving, maintaining and / or issuing stock - Clinical trials or research experience (Clinical trials only) - Use of till and / or handling money in a work environment (RSH posts only) ## Documents - [job description + person spec (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346734) ## 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.