Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: N/A
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-UPL010925
- Employer
- UHS Pharmacy Ltd ( UPL )
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £26,378.25 - £28,119 per annum, pro rata
- Closing
- 15/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/10/2025
Employer heading
Dispenser
Band 3
Job overview
UHS Pharmacy LTD s delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us as a Pharmacy Dispenser.
Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic outpatient pharmacy team with a focus on patient care and achieving excellence. This role will enable you to expand your clinical knowledge within a diverse field of medicine.
You will be expected to work in a fast-paced environment working within a large team and providing a patient-centred service, whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. This role is perfect for an ambitious dispenser who has the ability to build strong relationships with varying healthcare professionals.
Working for our organisation
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The purpose of this role is to dispense and label medication from hospital outpatient prescriptions, mange stock, provide support to reception team, and provide advice to patients and staff visiting the pharmacy as necessary.
1. To assist the Superintendent Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager in the service provision of the pharmacy, maintaining a high standard of service in accordance with legislation and recognised good practice.
2. Responsible for keeping the work area safe, clean and tidy with suitable supplies of relevant sundry items. Ensuring all relevant local checks and housekeeping are done in accordance with SOPs.
3. Producing computer generated labels and accurately dispensing items against in and outpatient prescriptions, completing appropriate records for clinical trials, named patient and controlled drugs etc
4. Receiving prescriptions within the pharmacy from hospital staff and patients, ensuring their receipt is recorded following procedures and all financial transactions are conducted properly including prescription fees, checking exemptions and all documentation is completed appropriately.
5. To work on the front counter, as required, providing advice and excellent service to patients and customers using the Pharmacy.
6. Responsible for good stock control, including ordering of stock, receipting deliveries, dealing with the relevant paperwork, stock rotation, checking expiry dates, putting stock on shelves and security of stock. Stock up the robot, as and when necessary, to ensure this continues to run effectively.
7. Achieving and maintaining in-house competencies in all relevant areas of practice e.g. dispensing, labelling and controlled drugs
8. Communicating effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with members of the pharmacy team, hospital staff and patients to ensure a seamless medicines management process.
9. Complete start and end of day duties including cashing up and banking of takings, filing and ordering of OTC sales.
10. Use all relevant technology associated with the role appropriately after training.
11. Complete other duties requested by Superintendent Pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager/Pharmacist that support the effective running of the Pharmacy.
Person specification
Qualifications training required
Essential criteria
- 3 GCSE’s or equivalent grades A* to C including English, Maths and Science (if qualifications gained outside the UK evidence of equivalent standards must be demonstrated at applicants own expense
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2 in Pharmacy or approved GPhC qualification for pharmacy support staff
- Other healthcare qualifications
- Medicines Counter Assistant course or equivalent
Previous or Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven track record of providing excellent customer service.
- Evidence of being able to cope with change
- Use of information technology in the workplace or within education or voluntary sector.
- Use of telephone to give and receive messages in the workplace or within education or voluntary sector
Desirable criteria
- Previous Pharmacy experience.
- Experience in stock control i.e. receiving, maintaining and / or issuing stock
- Use of till and / or handling money in a work environment
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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
- Abbas Haroon
- Job title
- Superintendent Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02380 202607
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