Pharmacy Support Worker - Pharmacy Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 16.25
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 3 Pharmacy Support Worker at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde's Pharmacy Services. The post holder will be crucial in ensuring the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients, supporting both ward-based and dispensary services. Full training, including a recognised pharmacy qualification and competency programme, will be provided. The position is permanent and part-time, working 16.25 hours per week.
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:
258837
Salary:
Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date:
27/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
16.25
Job posted date:
10/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Pharmacy Services
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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:
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Pharmacy Services is recruiting a Band 3 Pharmacy Support Worker based within the Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH) Pharmacy Department. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients, supporting both ward-based and dispensary pharmacy services. Full training will be provided, including completion of a recognised pharmacy qualification and competency programme.
This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa o
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