Pharmacy Assistant

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our dynamic team. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You will be joining a diverse and professional team, who take pride in providing a high quality and efficient medicines supply service to the Trust, to ensure that patients receive the best care. You will be involved in many different aspects of supplying medicines.

As part of this role, you will be providing dispensing services, and helping to facilitate a streamlined workflow ensuring key performance targets are met. You will be required to hold the NVQ Level 2 and relevant units in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent qualification) and meet the satisfactory practice-based levels of competency for this role.

• Assist in the supply and management of prescribed items in the dispensary and on wards.
• Receive and put away stock including dispensary consumables.
• Carry out a pharmacy top-up service to the wards.
• Liaise with senior members of dispensary and clinical teams to manage stock appropriately.
• Ensure that short‑dated stock within the dispensary is moved across sites to high usage areas when necessary.

Barts Health NHS Trust – Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

Reference number: RLH-A

Date posted: 09 February 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £30,074 per annum inc

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working

Location: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of this role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments below.

Please note: We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please check your eligibility before applying for this post. Skilled Worker visa:
Overview –  When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS is not included for non‑medical roles.

• Essential
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • Experience or working in a team
  • Experience in customer care environment
• Desirable
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • Experience of working in a hospital environment
• Essential
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • IT skills;
    Able to use Excel and Word proficiently
  • Able to plan own work
  • Able to work alone or as part of a team with different grades of staff
  • Able to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Able to follow policies and procedures
  • Numerate – Able to perform calculations
  • Time management skills
  • Ability to problem solve
• Essential
  
  Qualifications:
  
  
  • GCSE grades A/C or 1‑4 in English Language, Maths, Double Science
  • NVQ QCF Level 2 in pharmacy services

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

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