Pharmacy Receptionist SJIP

The Pharmacy department at Leeds Teaching Hospital is looking for a part time friendly, enthusiastic receptionist to join the Inpatient Pharmacy es' University Hospital to work 3 days a week (the fixed hours for this role are 10:30am-8pm on Monday, Thursday and Friday, with 30 minute unpaid break).The role involves greeting patients, nurses, doctors and other hospital staff at our reception and answering the phone to deal with queries.

We use a pharmacy prescription tracking system, so the successful candidate will print off orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into our tracking system. You will liaise with the wider pharmacy team and colleagues from across the Trust. There will be other housekeeping duties including some cleaning, filing and admin work as part of this role.

Key duties will include:

• Opening and closing the pharmacy reception
• Answering the phone and dealing with queries
• Greeting people at reception and helping our customers with queries face to face
• Printing orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into the tracking system
• Monitor PPM and other systems for orders and discharge prescriptions

The successful candidate will have a polite, calm, helpful manner, be organised and methodical and have I.T skills.

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.

For questions about this job, contact:

Name:
Steph Williamson
Position:
Pharmacy Technician Team Leader
Email:
Phone number:
Shortlisting Date: 29/09/2026
Interview Date: 08/10/2026

• Opening and closing the pharmacy reception
• Answering the phone and dealing with queries
• Greeting people at reception and helping our customers with queries face to face
• Printing orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into the tracking system
• Monitor PPM and other systems for orders and discharge prescriptions

Pharmacy is a forward thinking department that values the contribution of all our staff. This role is working with different teams each week and is a vital role to supporting the Pharmacy service.

The Inpatient Pharmacy team at St James' is a big, friendly and supportive team. The work is fast paced, requires multi-tasking and prioritisation. The whole team pulls together to achieve the most efficient service for our patients.

We value people who are organised, approachable and committed to providing a high standard of patient care. In return, we offer opportunities to learn and the satisfaction of knowing you’re making a difference to the people who use our service.

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.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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