Senior Pharmacy Assistant (Dispensary)
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- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join the Pharmacy Department Team at West Middlesex University Hospital. The role involves managing stock control, training other staff, and dispensing medication in both inpatient and outpatient dispensaries. The successful candidate will work within a supportive team, contributing to the development of pharmacy services, and will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.
Key responsibilities
- Manage stock control and act as a super user for the Rowa system.
- Train rotational assistants and other grades of staffing.
- Dispense medication in the Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary.
- Ensure dispensary areas are sufficiently stocked with all sundries.
- Sort, count, compile and dispose of unsuitable medication returns.
- Carry out daily monitoring of fridge and dispensary temperatures.
Essential criteria
- English, Maths and Science GCSE Grand C or above or equivilant
- NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivilant (including Dispensing units) or willing to work towards
- Previous experience of working in hospital Pharmacy
- Customer Service
- Pharmacy labelling and strock control systems
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Accurately dispense to set standards
- Good time management skills
- Ability to support and train others
- Ability to motivate self and others and demonstrate enthuasism for the position
- Ability to communicate routine information effectively using clear written and spoken English
- Ability to clearly and accurately complete routine documentation
- Ability to use basis IT including Word, E-mail etc
- Demonstrate effective customer service skills
- Familiar with Pharmacy procedures and workflow
- Ability to work under pressure accurately and in a busy environment
- methodical with attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using JAC
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £30,630 – £32,346 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Pharmacy Assistant (Dispensary)
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Senior Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant - Band 3
West Middlesex University Hospital
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex Site)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join the Pharmacy Department Team at Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust l (West Middlesex Site).
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Assistant who is willing to work within a supportive Pharmacy team keen to develop the pharmacy services. The post holder must possess excellent interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills and able to work with a wide range of professionals.The successful candidate will be based in the Dispensary and will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.Previous experience of working in a pharmacy hospital is essential.
Main duties of the job
- To manage stock control and be a super user for the Rowa
- Training rotational assistants and other grades of staffing
- Dispense medication in the Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital an
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