Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, WC1E 6AGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£31,554 to £33,270
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
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This is an opportunity to join our friendly, committed team working in a support role. This role will be integral in supporting the provision of clinical services to patients on the wards and in clinical areas within the Macmillan Cancer Centre. As part of this role, you will be providing dispensing services, together with assisting with the supply of medicines to help facilitate a streamlined workflow ensuring key performance targets are met.
This is a fantastic opportunity for professional development. The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated and able to work independently. A flexible and adaptable approach to work and a commitment to self-development is essential.
If you are interested in this post, you will need previous experience of working in either a hospital or community pharmacy and have a minimum of NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services or equivalent.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- A General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recognised qualification for pharmacy support staff E.g. a Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent (obtained either in community or hospital)
- GSCE Maths and English (grades A to C) or equivalent
- Knowledge of procedures for pharmacy services
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
Desirable: - HEE MOP modules (in POD assessment and transcribing)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of stock control
- Experience of dispensing
- Experience of dealing with members of the public
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Experience of working in a team
Desirable: - Relevant experience in hospital pharmacy practice; - Appropriate experience of working a in hospital pharmacy environment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills (with patients and staff of all levels)
- Demonstrated commitment to enhancing the quality of patient care
- Be able to provide and receive routine information. To know when to refer to a senior colleague
- Be able to make judgements involving facts or situations, some requiring analysis
- Takes responsibility for the personal development needs of themselves
- Demonstrated ability to meet service targets
- Ability to identify risks
- Ability to identify and prioritise the delivery of pharmacy services
- Ability to undertake audit
- Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet, database, and communication software packages to support the work of the clinical pharmacy team
- Ability to learn new software programmes - IT literate
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Demonstrate proven ability to dispense accurately
- Demonstrate ability to work towards set procedures
- Understanding of stock control management
- Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality and security
- Be able to organise and plan own day to day work and activities
- Be able to plan own tasks in order to meet service requirements
- Be able to deal with routine enquires
Desirable: - Actively seeks novel opportunities to meet training needs, and evaluates the training provided
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of unavoidable work pressures
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to medicines use, and respects confidentiality
- Well-organised
- Good attention to detail
- Adaptable/flexible approach
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Ability to meet deadlines when requested
- Well-motivated
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion:
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by::
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Specific Requirements
Essential: - Willingness to work late duties, weekends and Bank Holidays as per rota
Communication
Essential
- Able to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, pharmacy, nursing, and other multidisciplinary staff
- Demonstrate commitment to enhancing the quality of patient care
Values
Essential: - Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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