Senior Pharmacy Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced pharmacy assistant to manage day-to-day pharmacy stock and ensure timely deliveries within a prison setting. The post-holder will work under the supervision of a Senior Pharmacy Technician at HMP Wandsworth. It involves using a pharmacy computer system and adhering to departmental SOPs for ordering, receiving, and storing pharmaceutical products. The role requires a strong understanding of stock control and compliance with Good Distribution Practice.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2
- Completion of dispensary competencies (signed off as competent to dispense medicines
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in purchasing and supply (CIPS) level 2 or equivalent experience
- 2 years or more experience
- Experience in using JAC
- Experience in dealing with wholesalers & Manufacturers
- Communication
- Good knowledge of pharmacy stock control
- Good interpersonal skills
- NVQ Level 2
- Completion of dispensary competencies (signed off as competent to dispense medicines
- Certificate in purchasing and supply (CIPS) level 2 or equivalent experience
- 2 years or more experience
- Experience in using JAC
- Experience in dealing with wholesalers & Manufacturers
- Communication
- Good knowledge of pharmacy stock control
- Good interpersonal skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,554 – £33,270 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
The pharmacy department has a long history of innovation, with established prescribing guidelines, excellent relationships with medical staff, a strong culture of leading clinical audit and research projects and an excellent publication record. All of these attributes we wish to extend to the prison pharmacy services.
We believe in supporting our staff to develop to their full potential.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post
Main duties of the job
If you are a pharmacy assistant with experience of working in a prison setting or a retail pharmacy, this post could be for you. The post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the pharmacy stock and ensuring delivery schedules are to time. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Pharmacy Technician.
The post-holder will be based at the dedicated pharmacy department at HMP Wandsworth.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nur
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