Job Description

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Band 3 pharmacy assistant to join our trust bank team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.You will be working on wards alongside various clinical teams ward to assist in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department. If you're eager to expand your technical skills, enhance patient satisfaction, and make a meaningful impact within Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, this is the ideal role for you.Main duties of the jobTo assist in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department. This includes stock control, labelling, assembly, dispensing, and distribution of medicines that underpins our services. You will be working to specific objectives depending on the focus of the service and patient cohort, with the possibility of contributing to the out-of-hours service in the evenings or at weekends.About usWe are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.Date posted01 May 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salaryxc2xa313.30 to xc2xa325.46 an hour Hourly range dependant on day of week and pension contributionContractBankWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hoursReference number196-B3-Pharmacy AssistantJob locationsSt Thomas HospitalWestminster Bridge RoadLondonSE1 7EHJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification documents for detailed information on the role and its requirements.***Please note - this advert is to grow our pool of temporary staff only. As part of this recruitment process, we will interview those individuals who have been successful in submitting an application after shortlisting, and then support their application to join our Staff Bank. We will contact individuals as and when roles become available in the department*** Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification documents for detailed information on the role and its requirements.***Please note - this advert is to grow our pool of temporary staff only. As part of this recruitment process, we will interview those individuals who have been successful in submitting an application after shortlisting, and then support their application to join our Staff Bank. We will contact individuals as and when roles become available in the department***Person SpecificationQualifications / EducationEssential

• GCSE in Maths/English/Science Grade (A-C) or equivalent
• Completed NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Desirable

• BTEC Science/A Level Sciences
• NVQ/QCF Level 3 in appropriate units

Previous experienceEssential

• Previous experience working in a hospital pharmacy
• Previous experience working in a community pharmacy

Desirable

• Previous experience in stock control
• Previous experience in supervising junior members of staff

Skills/ Knowledge/ AbilityEssential

• Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures/SOPs accurately
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to use initiative
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to handle queries (staff/ patients)
• Demonstrated ability to recognise priorities for day-to-day role
• Demonstrated ability to organise their own workload
• Demonstrated ability to label and dispense accurately
• Demonstrated numeracy and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with patients or colleagues
• Demonstrated IT skills including email, word processing, and accurate data entry

Desirable

• Demonstrated effective customer services skills
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and train others
• Familiar in using MS Word, Excel, and EPIC

PhysicalEssential

• Ability to lift and move medicines, this will include intravenous fluids, up to 20kg in line with Manual handling policy.

Person SpecificationQualifications / EducationEssential

• GCSE in Maths/English/Science Grade (A-C) or equivalent
• Completed NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Desirable

• BTEC Science/A Level Sciences
• NVQ/QCF Level 3 in appropriate units

Previous experienceEssential

• Previous experience working in a hospital pharmacy
• Previous experience working in a community pharmacy

Desirable

• Previous experience in stock control
• Previous experience in supervising junior members of staff

Skills/ Knowledge/ AbilityEssential

• Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures/SOPs accurately
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to use initiative
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to handle queries (staff/ patients)
• Demonstrated ability to recognise priorities for day-to-day role
• Demonstrated ability to organise their own workload
• Demonstrated ability to label and dispense accurately
• Demonstrated numeracy and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with patients or colleagues
• Demonstrated IT skills including email, word processing, and accurate data entry

Desirable

• Demonstrated effective customer services skills
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and train others
• Familiar in using MS Word, Excel, and EPIC

PhysicalEssential

• Ability to lift and move medicines, this will include intravenous fluids, up to 20kg in line with Manual handling policy.

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