Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Secondment
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
We are recruiting for a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemp...
To sort returned drugs/waste at ward level, separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure.
To participate in the "topping-up" service supplying stocks of medicinal products to wards and departments and participate in the 'non-stock' top up service to one stop wards.
To provide information to patients/carers, according to procedures; to provide information about prescription payment, exemption and further supplies as well.
To supervise as required, less experienced pharmacy support workers, pre-registration pharmacy technicians.
To participate in the in-house continuing education programme for medicine management team.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
Desirable
- NVQ level 2 certificate in pharmacy services or equivalent
- NVQ customer services
Previous Experience
Essential
- 1 year of experience working as a Support Worker within a multidisciplinary healthcare team
- Experience of dealing with members of the public in a service capacity
Desirable
- 1 year working as pharmacy support worker, preferably dispensary based
- Knowledge of prescription charges and exemptions
Skills
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload
- Good team player
- Able to work with minimal supervision, and as a part of a team
- Enthusiastic, reliable, hardworking, polite
- Committed to a high standard of patient care
- IT literate
- Proven customer care skills
Desirable
- Efficient and accurate dispensing
Knowledge
Essential
- Pharmaceutical Practice
Desirable
- Dispensing
- Hospital Pharmacy Practice
- Drug Distribution
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Smart professional appearance
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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