Pharmacy Support Worker B3
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 13/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This role supports clinical pharmacy services, ensuring safe medicine supply to patients within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The post holder will work in both main pharmacy departments and ward settings, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Key duties include dispensing, stock management, and contributing to service development. The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, based at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children.
Key responsibilities
- Support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services across a range of specialties.
- Ensure the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients.
- Work within the main pharmacy department and on hospital wards.
- Liaise with pharmacists, pharmacy staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Dispense discharge prescriptions at ward level.
- Provide ward stock top-up services.
Essential criteria
- Proficient level of general education at National 5/Standard Grade level or above.
- English and Maths qualifications are essential.
- Proficient IT skills, including:
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Outlook email systems
- Typing skills
- Completion of the SVQ in Pharmacy Services Group Award (SCQF Level 6) in line with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) requirements.
- Completion of a comprehensive on-the-job training programme (typically lasting 18 months).
- Previous experience in a healthcare, pharmacy, or customer-facing role is essential
Desirable criteria
- Experience using stock control systems is Desirable
- Ability to plan and organise workload effectively to meet service demands is Desirable
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:
256238
Salary:
Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date:
30/08/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital / Royal Hospital for Children
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36 x2
Job posted date:
13/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Pharmacy Services
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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:
The role involves supporting the delivery of clinical pharmacy services, ensuring the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients. The post holder will work as part of the pharmacy team in both the main pharmacy department and ward-based settings, liaising closely with the multidisciplinary team. The position also contributes to the ongoing redesign and development of pharmacy services.
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