Senior Pharmacy Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant within the Dispensary and Supply Services at Royal Cornwall Hospital. The successful candidate will be a dispensing specialist, providing a full range of dispensing services including inpatient, outpatient, and discharge medications. This position is key to ensuring patients receive correct medicines and offers an exciting development opportunity for someone with NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services. The postholder will also complete an accredited checking course.
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services or currently working towards
- Good general education
Desirable criteria
- GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English
- Experience in a pharmacy environment
- Supervisory experience
- Practical and intellectual skill
- Good all round communication skills both verbal and written
- Able to demonstrate good levels of accuracy in all areas of work
- Good Computer Skills
- Supervisory experience
- NVQ 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services or currently working towards
- Good general education
- GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English
- Experience in a pharmacy environment
- Supervisory experience
- Practical and intellectual skill
- Good all round communication skills both verbal and written
- Able to demonstrate good levels of accuracy in all areas of work
- Good Computer Skills
- Supervisory experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
The closing date is 30 August 2026
Job summary
This role has been approved for advertising; however, it is also being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin.
This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The General Pharmacy at the Royal Cornwall Hospital is looking to recruit a Skilled Pharmacy Assistant within the Dispensary and Supply Services to ensure our patients receive the right medicines at the right time. This is a key role in our departmental strategy to focus on patient care and experience. This is an exciting development opportunity for the right person who will have the NVQ2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.
Main duties of the job
The role of the dispensary Pharmacy Assistant Higher Level is to be a dispensing specialist providing the full range of dispensing services offered by the General Pharmacy, this includes inpatient, outpatient and discharge medications, preparation of extemporaneous products, top up of ward stock se
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