Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 279-7856813-APR26
- Employer
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal Hospital
- Town
- Haywards Heath
- Salary
- £25,760 - £31,157 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant – Dispensary Team Leader
Band 3
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to deliver Excellent Care Everywhere for our patients, our people and our communities. Whatever your role here at UHSussex you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us deliver Excellent Care Everywhere. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We value compassion, inclusion and respect as our core values. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
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We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
Senior Pharmacy Assistant – Dispensary Team Leader Band 3 (with Band 4 progression)
We are excited to invite applications from experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Senior Pharmacy Assistants who have experience in coordinating a dispensary.
Applicants must:
- Hold an NVQ level 2 qualification in Pharmacy service skills or equivalent
- Hold an Maths and English GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant with good communication, time-management and prioritisation skills to co-ordinate our friendly, dedicated pharmacy dispensary team in a newly created, leadership role. We will support you to progress your career and develop your skills in both leadership and dispensary operations.
You will assist in the provision of pharmacy services at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) with specific reference to patient services in the dispensary. organising and developing the day to day running of the dispensary service to wards at PRH and to drive the service forwards.
Responsible for pharmacy technicians and assistants within the dispensary on a day-to-day basis, including allocation of duties and reviewing the allocation of tasks and workflow.
You will be supported to line manage designated members of staff taking responsibility for performance reviews including appraisal and objective setting and absence management at informal stages in line with Trust policies.
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for full duties and responsibilities.
- Labelling and dispensing prescriptions
- Issuing controlled drug stock to wards
- Training of new pharmacy staff and supporting pharmacy trainees working in the dispensary
- Prioritising the work-flow through the dispensary using the Prescription Tracking system (PTS)
- Contribute to dispensary key performance indicators (KPI's)
- Prioritise and manage a range of tasks and duties within the pharmacy with competing demands and communicate with members of the multidisciplinary and pharmacy team
- Working together with the pharmacy porters to deliver medication to the patients at the appropriate times required
- Opportunity to work towards a leadership qualification
- To be responsible for the overall supervision and management of named pharmacy assistants’ educational progress during a period of training placement
- Work collaboratively with the Dispensary Service Lead Pharmacy Technician and Deputy Operational Lead Pharmacy Technician to drive continuous improvement of the dispensary service
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria.
Person specification
Experience and qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSEs grade A-C or equivalents including Maths, English and Sciences
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy service skills or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years experience in working in a pharmacy dispensary
- Currently co-ordinating workflow in a pharmacy dispensary
Desirable criteria
- Pharmacy work based experience equivalent to NVQ Level 3
- Accuracy Checking Dispensing Assistant qualification
- Practice Supervisor
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of pharmacy dispensing process, procedures and systems
- Customer service experience
- Good level of literacy and numerical skills and ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations
- Demonstrate the ability to work well as a team member
- Excellent written and oral skills for communicating with pharmacy team members, public and other healthcare professionals
- Able to communicate complex information where there are barriers to understanding, because of cultural, physical or barriers to understanding e.g. language, deaf or learning difficulties
- Prioritise any urgent requests, communicating the urgency to the pharmacy dispensary, to ensure timely receipt of medications to the patients.
- Able to prioritise and manage a range of tasks and duties with competing demands
- Demonstrates attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of pharmacy tracking system, retrieving records and data
- Knowledge and experience of Medicines Management
- Line management experience
- Demonstrates leadership and ability to identify staff training needs
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
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
- Sophie Magee
- Job title
- Operational Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01444 441881
- Additional information
Extension number: 68144
Or, Melissa Echem on 01444 441881 ext 68144
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