Outpatient Pharmacy Dispenser (suitable if new to hospital practice)
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Guildford, GU2 7XXView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£27,800 to £29,800
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
Following the successful training of three of our dispensers into registered Pharmacy Technicians, we are once again expanding our successful, friendl...
As a new Pharmacy Assistant (Dispenser) at PharmCo your role will include:
- Being part of a pharmacy team of around 10 people, working under the direction of a registeredpharmacist and professional leadership of a registered technician.
- Advising patients about their prescription and over-the-counter medicines
- Helping with the tasks needed to open up and close the pharmacy each day
- Preparing and dispensing medicines, and delivering them between our on-site dispensaries
- Managing the pharmacy counter, dealing directly with doctors, nurses, allied health-professionals and members of the public.
- Using effective questioning and listening techniques to understand and meet the needs of patients and colleagues
- Helping ensure medicines are appropriately ordered, received, secured and managed
- Completing project work with the support of one of our pharmacists or technicians, including audit participation
- Using effective questioning and listening techniques to understand and meet the needs of patients and colleagues
The role is perfect for people seeking a new challenge, and particularly suits those with a strong focus on patient care, communication and an ability to develop solid working relationships with doctors, nurses and the wider healthcare team.
As a new Pharmacy Assistant (Dispenser) at PharmCo your role will include:
- Being part of a pharmacy team of around 10 people, working under the direction of a registeredpharmacist and professional leadership of a registered technician.
- Advising patients about their prescription and over-the-counter medicines
- Helping with the tasks needed to open up and close the pharmacy each day
- Preparing and dispensing medicines, and delivering them between our on-site dispensaries
- Managing the pharmacy counter, dealing directly with doctors, nurses, allied health-professionals and members of the public.
- Using effective questioning and listening techniques to understand and meet the needs of patients and colleagues
- Helping ensure medicines are appropriately ordered, received, secured and managed
- Completing project work with the support of one of our pharmacists or technicians, including audit participation
- Using effective questioning and listening techniques to understand and meet the needs of patients and colleagues
We are PharmCo, the wholly owned subsidiary outpatient pharmacy of the Royal Surrey County Hospital.
We run two dispensaries at the hospital, and one non dispensing hub for patients to collect their medicines and get advice.
Clinically we cover a diverse range of hospital based specialities, particularly oncology, paediatrics, emergency medicine,rheumatology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology, as well as serving the UKs fourth largest cancer centre
We are a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming pharmacy that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Qualifications
Essential: - Qualified to at least NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services (or similar)
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
15 September 2026
Last checked
17 September 2026
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