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Ward Based Pharmacy Assistant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford, OX3 9DUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

22 October 2026

2 days left

Job description

I am very keen to hear from you if you are an experienced Pharmacy Assistant looking to expand your skillset with a move from Community into Hospital ...

Please see description above and attached job description for the main duties. Please contact Emma Heyden if you would like to find out more details.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Person spec

Essential

  • NVQ2 in pharmaceutical sciences
  • Experienced dispenser
  • Experience of stock management
  • Able to work as part of a team and independently
  • Proven time management skills
  • Able to use own initiative appropriately
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Willing to travel between sites
  • Enthusiastic and responsible attitude
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Adaptable to change
  • Respectful towards colleagues and patients

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • Experience of using the local pharmacy computer system
  • Experience of hospital pharmacy
  • Well organised
  • A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
  • Experience of a changing work environment

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

12 October 2026

Last checked

14 October 2026

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About the employer

OUH
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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