Pharmacy Dispensary Support Worker
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Kettering, NN16 8UZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
Pharmacy Department at Kettering General Hospital is looking for Pharmacy Dispensary Support Worker . In this role, you will provide general dispensin...
- Basic dispensing of medicines for individual patients
- Work on reception taking in medicine requests and answering the phone
- File all paperwork on a daily basis
- Handle cash / debit card activities when accepting prescription charges
- Prepare the deliveries for the external clinics
- Keep the dispensary and reception area clean and tidy
- Phone patients to let them know their medication is available.
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential: - 2 GCSE in math and English language grade 4-9 or A-C
Knowledge & Experience
Essential: - Able to work to procedures; - Evidence of: Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/time management
Desirable: - Worked in another hospital or retail Pharmacy; - Able to offer advice on the safe storage of drugs
Skills
Essential: - Able to communicate with all other members of the team; - Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable: - Able to communicate with other healthcare professionals; - IT skills (for Pharmacy computer)
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Self-motivation
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to concentrate for long periods
Desirable
- Ability to stand/be on feet for long periods of time
- Able to deal with regular interruptions and demands
- Able to deal with distressed or aggressive people on the phone / face to face
- Ability to cope with occasional exposure to unpleasant smells
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
19 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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