Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Candidates will need to do one 10.30-7pm shift per week)
- Job ref
- 156-7349864
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RCHT
- Town
- TRURO
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
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
Dispensary
To dispense for in-patients, out-patients and patient discharge
To ensure accuracy of work during all stages of the dispensing process.
To ensure records and controls are correctly maintained using the pharmacy computer system and paper records and by following the Pharmacy Archive procedure
To relabel patients own drugs for reuse after assessment of suitability in the dispensary.
To perform reception duties including dealing with patient and NHS staff enquiries either face to face or by telephone.
To perform all activities in accordance with training and departmental standard operating procedure
To perform controlled drug audits
Supermarket
To assist in the Top Up and stock supplies to wards, clinical departments and community clinics when needed.
To perform all activities in accordance with training and departmental standard operating procedures
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
Identity Checks
Professional registration and qualification checks
Employment history and reference checks
Occupational Health clearance
Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 or equivalent in pharmacy services
- Good general education
Desirable criteria
- GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a pharmacy environment
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory experience
Practical and intellectual skill
Essential criteria
- Good all round communication skills both verbal and written
- Able to demonstrate good levels of accuracy in all areas of work
- Good Computer Skills
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Endean
- Job title
- Lead Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252588
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