Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 337-TS-0804-B2 PH - EA
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park, Ealing, Central Middlesex, St Marks and Community
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £15.38 Basic rate shown excluding WTD
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 15/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Pharmacy Assistant - Band 2
Band 2
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Job Summary
Senior Assistant Technical Officers may work in the Dispensary or Drug Distribution areas of the pharmacy. Duties include stock management, ward top‑up services (including Omnicell replenishment), labelling, dispensing, and maintaining cleanliness and order.
The role includes completing HEE Medicines Optimisation modules for checking Patients’ Own Drugs and transcribing medicines for inpatient use. Responsibilities also involve reception duties such as receiving prescriptions, processing charges, and handling enquiries in line with departmental procedures.
The post holder assists in dispensing for inpatients, outpatients, wards, and departments, supporting workflow and robot use where applicable. Additional tasks include receiving requisitions, complying with GDP, MHRA and WDL requirements, managing non‑clinical enquiries, maintaining good housekeeping, checking expiry dates, rotating stock, unpacking deliveries, and resolving discrepancies according to SOPs.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Assistant to join the Pharmacy team at LNWH. The Pharmacy Department is well established, developed, modern and well resourced, and therefore we are looking for a committed Pharmacy Assistant who will contribute to our ongoing success. You will work as part of a friendly and supportive team of Technical staff and Pharmacists.
Please review the Job description for post as it is shown in JD under - Working relationships and communication requirements of your job
Working for our organisation
Staff benefits include discounts, wellbeing support, travel schemes and lifestyle savings for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication, training and care duties included in this role — full details in JD and job pack provided
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education, GCSE or equivalent
- Numerate and fluent in the English language
Desirable criteria
- QCF level 2 in Pharmacy services
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Dealing with the public/ healthcare professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Dispensing in a hospital pharmacy
Skills/Abilities/Attributes
Essential criteria
- Takes Initiative
- Ability to follow instructions and on occasions to work alone
- Hardworking and able to work well under pressure
- Team player
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
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
- Samandeep Sidhu
- Job title
- Patient Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8869 2217
- Additional information
For any recruitment related queries please contact the bank recruitment team at: [email protected]
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