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Pharmacy Assistant

Barts Health NHS Trust

Plaistow, E13 8SL

Salary

£30,142

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

2 September 2026

2 days left

Job description

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and comp...

This post provides the post holder with the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and experience in day-to-day delivery of pharmacy service to patients, in conjunction with the patient services and clinical pharmacy teams.

The post holder will be responsible for dispensing inpatient and discharge medicines, stock management and some clinical pharmacy services.

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

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience or working in a team
  • Experience in customer care environment

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a hospital environment

Skills

Essential

  • 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.
  • Able to perform calculations.
  • Time management skills
  • Ability to problem solve

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understand customer care issues.
  • Understand issues involved in stock control
  • Dispensing and interpreting prescriptions
  • Understanding of relevant legislation, e.g. Health and Safety, COSHH, Data Protection

Desirable

  • Interested in and have knowledge of the use of drugs.
  • Understand the importance of quality issues.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ QCF Level 2 in pharmacy services
  • GCSE grades A/C or 1-4 in
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Double Award Science

Other

Essential

  • Able to communicate well with patients and all levels of staff, both written and verbally
  • Able to communicate effectively on the telephone.
  • Effective written communication skill

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

26 August 2026

Last checked

28 August 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

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Barts Health NHS Trust

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