Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term: 18 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-2181
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,546 - £32,207 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Lead Pharmacy Assistant to join our excellent Pharmacy Team’s on the Hammersmith hospital site, which are part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
You will be part of the busy Pharmacy Dispensary and Distribution Team, providing a high quality, patient focused robotic dispensing and stock management service to the wards and clinics. You will also provide support to pharmacy stores.
You will need good computer skills, be able to work independently as well as part of a team, and so excellent communication skills are essential. In addition you will have the opportunity to work towards an NVQ Level 2 (QCF) in Pharmacy Service Skills.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the provision of a high quality, flexible and responsive dispensing service to patients of the Trust, associated hospitals including the dispensing of prescriptions and supply of stock.
- To co-ordinate the dispensing of prescriptions in the appropriate time frame i.e. message pool prescriptions, OPAT, clinical trials and posted/couriered medication.
- To assist with the training of new staff with the various applications used in the dispensary i.e. Prescription tracker and CMM (Pharmacy labelling and stock maintenance computer system
- To assist with the auditing of dispensary and distribution services.
- To co-ordinate the stock maintenance of sundries and personal protective equipment for the dispensary and offices
- To assist with the receipt of medication into the dispensary or store, including receipt on the pharmacy computer system (ODELIV)
- To co-ordinate, stock takes and adjust stock levels where a discrepancy is noted and assist in investigation of discrepancies, up to a limit of £500.
- To assist in the provision of a high quality 'topping up' and 'self-ordering' distribution service of pharmaceutical supplies to wards, clinics and associated areas.
- To assist with the training and quality assurance management of the top up service.
- To ensure that stock levels for 'topped up' areas are appropriate and that the stock is in date and appropriately rotated.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE in Maths and English (grade A-C)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent e.g. Boots, Buttercups, NPA)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to work with computers
- Experience working in a hospital or customer orientated environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience using CMM system
- Experience with Automated Dispensing Systems (Robot)
- Experience working in a community or hospital pharmacy, or dispensing GP practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work under pressure
- Good verbal and written English communication skills
- Able to work both alone and within a team
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
Desirable criteria
- A good understanding of all Microsoft Office programs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neeraja Shajan
- Job title
- Pre-Reg Tech
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 331 32631
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