Senior Dispensing Assistant
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester, CO45JL
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
We are looking for Senior Dispensing Assistants to join our Pharmacy team. You will work within most areas of the ESNEFT Pharmaceutical Service based ...
- To dispense for inpatients and outpatients by calculating appropriate dosage and quantities required against prescriptions/requisitions, following departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- To ensure that all customers receive the appropriate medicine in the correct form and in a timely manner.
- To ensure that all medicines are labelled and packaged appropriately, and all relevant patient information and compliance aids/sundries are supplied.
- To dispense controlled drugs for ward stock and named patients, following all relevant Pharmacy procedures and legal requirements.
- To perform a self-check on all dispensed items to ensure accuracy and quality prior to placing the item in the designated area for final checking.
- To receive in prescriptions from a wide range of outpatient clients and use listening and questioning skills to obtain appropriate information to enable effective service provision.
- To operate the cash till and debit/credit card machine to take payment for prescriptions.
- To ensure that the declaration of payment/exemption on outpatient prescriptions has been correctly filled in and clearly endorsed with grounds for exemption if a fee is not paid.
- To sell over the counter products under the supervision of a pharmacist.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in pharmacy (retail/hospital)
- Use of computers
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Secondary Education - 'O' level/GCSE English, Maths & Science Grade C/4 or above
Desirable
- NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 2 - optional units: relevant to pharmacy practice area or equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential
- Confidentiality issues working within pharmacy and on wards
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
1 September 2026
Last checked
2 September 2026
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