Bank Pharmacy Assistant Band 3 (Royal Free OUTPATIENT ONLY)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This Bank Pharmacy Assistant role involves assisting in reception duties and the general dispensing of medicines at the Royal Free Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy. The post holder will be the link between patients and pharmacy staff, handling prescriptions, fees, and patient enquiries. They will also supervise a team of support workers and apprentices, providing training in dispensing, stock receipt, and stock control. The role requires demonstrating commitment to respectful and compassionate care within a busy tertiary care centre.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education & professional Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent including Maths, English, Science - Grade C / 4 and above
- Must have successfully completed the Level 2 Pharmacy Service Skills apprenticeship or equivalent
- Good working knowledge of IT Microsoft Packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel and other relevant programmes.
- Demonstrate understanding the importance of patient confidentiality and data protection.
- Able to prioritise workload effectively
- Previous experience of working in a Pharmacy
- Experience of stock management
- Team member with an adaptable and flexible approach to work, willing to adapt to changing situations.
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns.
- Ability to work well as a team member
- Demonstrated abilities to work to set procedures
- Demonstrated ability to show attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to work accurately under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise routine daily tasks using own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Previous employment in the NHS
- Skills and aptitudes
- Demonstrate ability to organise own workload
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively using clear written and spoken English
- Demonstrates basic numeracy skills, the ability to be able to add, multiply, subtract and divide
- Able to move heavy loads when required
- Familiar with computer systems and basic keyboard skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships across the organization.
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Ability to develop effective working relationships across the organization.
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Well-motivated
- Others
- Able to do late duty, weekend duties and bank holidays as rostered
- Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality and security
- Awareness of Equal Opportunities
- Enthusiastic and shows initiative
- Flexibility with regard to changes in work schedule
- Good attendance record and good time keeping/ time management
- Royal Free World Class Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Education & professional Qualifications
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent including Maths, English, Science - Grade C / 4 and above
- Must have successfully completed the Level 2 Pharmacy Service Skills apprenticeship or equivalent
- Good working knowledge of IT Microsoft Packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel and other relevant programmes.
- Demonstrate understanding the importance of patient confidentiality and data protection.
- Able to prioritise workload effectively
- Previous experience of working in a Pharmacy
- Experience of stock management
- Team member with an adaptable and flexible approach to work, willing to adapt to changing situations.
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns.
- Ability to work well as a team member
- Demonstrated abilities to work to set procedures
- Demonstrated ability to show attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to work accurately under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise routine daily tasks using own initiative
- Previous employment in the NHS
- Skills and aptitudes
- Demonstrate ability to organise own workload
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively using clear written and spoken English
- Demonstrates basic numeracy skills, the ability to be able to add, multiply, subtract and divide
- Able to move heavy loads when required
- Familiar with computer systems and basic keyboard skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships across the organization.
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Ability to develop effective working relationships across the organization.
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Well-motivated
- Others
- Able to do late duty, weekend duties and bank holidays as rostered
- Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality and security
- Awareness of Equal Opportunities
- Enthusiastic and shows initiative
- Flexibility with regard to changes in work schedule
- Good attendance record and good time keeping/ time management
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Bank Pharmacy Assistant Band 3 (Royal Free OUTPATIENT ONLY)
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
The post holder will assist in reception duties and the general dispensing of medicines. They will be the link between patients, their carers and/or representatives, medical staff and visitors to the dispensary and pharmacy staff. They will take in private out-patient prescriptions, To Take Away (TTA) prescriptions and requisitions and handle financial transactions. They will behave in a manner that is both sensitive and that ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
The post holder will also supervise a team of support workers and apprentices in the patient services areas. They will be responsible for training staff rotating through the dispensary, which can include general dispensing, hatch duty, stock receipt and stock control.
The post holder will be part of a high performing team that is expected to demonstrate behaviours that promote the outpatient pharmacy and Royal Free London values. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is expected at all times to behave in a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of respectful and compassionate care to all.
The post holder will be mainly based at the Royal Free Hospital (OUTPATIENT PHARMACY) which is a busy and dynamic tertiary care centre
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