Pharmacy Support Worker - Pharmacy Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the Warehouse Team at NHSGGC Pharmacy Distribution Centre, a highly automated environment utilizing cutting-edge robotic technology. This role supports the procurement, storage, and distribution of medicines and vaccines across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, including services in Argyll & Bute and NHS Highland. You will work collaboratively, following SOPs, to supply medicines, process stock, maintain records, and ensure compliance with GDP and FMD. The position requires attention to detail, teamwork, and a commitment to quality and safety standards.
Key responsibilities
- Work collaboratively as part of a team under supervision, following departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and NHSGGC policies.
- Supply medicines to wards, theatres, departments, community services, GP practices, prisons, police custody suites, Highland and Island locations and patients' homes, including through the use of automated cabinet systems.
- Utilise a range of computer systems and specialised equipment to support service delivery and respond promptly to medicine requests.
- Receive and process stock, maintain accurate records and contribute to stock control activities.
- Ensure compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and all relevant legislative requirements, while helping to maintain the integrity, safety and quality of medicinal products throughout the supply chain.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £29,103 – £31,409 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
259614
Salary:
Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date:
27/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Pharmacy Distribution Centre
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
17/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Pharmacy Services Warehouse
Job Advert
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly Warehouse Team at the NHSGGC Pharmacy Distribution Centre (PDC). Working within a fast-paced, dynamic and highly automated environment, you will play a key role in supporting the procurement, storage and distribution of medicines and vaccines across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, including services within Argyll & Bute and NHS Highland. As one of the largest automated hospital pharmacy projects in the UK, the PDC uses cutting-edge robotic technology to deliver safe, effi
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