Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 275-2507PA-PT
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway Maritime Hospital
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Pharmacy Assistant - Procurement
Band 2
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Pharmacy Assistant for Procurement
Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Health Science Services
Band: 2
Salary: £24,465 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 26th August 2025
We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Assistant for Procurement who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
To place orders for pharmaceutical goods, consumables and stationery under the direction of the Pharmacy Procurement Manager.
To assist in ensuring that the goods received into pharmacy are unpacked promptly and checked off against delivery notes.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed duties
Ensure that the goods received by pharmacy are unpacked and checked off against delivery notes accurately with due care and attention
Accurately check and book in items onto the pharmacy computer system
Ensure the correct storage of the medication and ensure good stock rotation and monitor and check for expiry dates
Liaise with relevant ward Pharmacists and ward staff to provide an effective and efficient service
Process and return any unused drugs back to suppliers for credit
Ensure that any to-follow or out of stock issues are promptly and accurately reported to both the procurement and distribution managers
Prioritise work to deliver an efficient service
Ensure the availability of sufficient stock and sundries/consumables to the dispensary and ward stock distribution areas
Answer the telephone and refer procurement queries to the appropriate trained staff member
Maintain good customer services at all times
Carry out daily stock checks against the computer-generated monitoring sheets for stock audit. Ensure that any discrepancies are reported to the Distribution Manager
Assist with Invoicing of goods if required
To assist with administration duties within the Procurement area
Portering of medicines to wards and clinics when required at weekends if required
General
Participate in the late-night service; weekend and bank holiday rota’s as required
Report any complaints, incidents or near miss situations via the error reporting system and your line manager
Maintain a clean and tidy environment
All pharmacy staff must show confidentiality with regard to any information about patients, confidential information about the Trust and commercial information (e.g. drug prices)
All work will be carried out in accordance with the relevant laws, the guidelines of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the General pharmaceutical council, Trust and departmental procedures and standards of professional practice
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE (English & Maths C or above)
- NVQ2 (pharmaceutical) or ability to work towards NVQ2 (pharmaceutical) within 6 months
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills
- Familiar with pharmacy procedures and workflow Pharmacy services
- Working within the NHS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous hospital or pharmacy Experience
- Understanding of hospital pharmacy environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Good team worker and works effectively within multidisciplinary team
- Work well under pressure Ability to communicate routine information effectively using clear written and spoken English
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steven Wheal
- Job title
- Pharmacy Procurement Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 825148
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