Job summary
- Main area
- Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
- Grade
- Apprenticeship
- Contract
- 15 months (15 Months Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 246-COR7252034
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hellesdon Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £12,514 gross per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
Apprenticeship
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Job overview
Hello!
My name is Laura Burton I am the Dispensary Manager of the Pharmacy Department based at Kingfisher House, Hellesdon Hospital. I am privileged to lead our very hardworking, friendly, and committed Dispensary team in providing a dispensary service, supplying inpatient, outpatient, and discharge medication to Patients of the NSFT.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated apprentice to join the dispensary with a positive outlook to join our team training towards a level 2 pharmacy Assistant qualification. This candidate will need to have a positive and responsible attitude to work who can demonstrate good communication skills, team working, positivity and confidence in dealing with a changing work environment and processes and who is able to utilise their skills and experience that they will learn whilst on their apprenticeship across all areas of the role.
Within this role you will receive full training to qualify as a Pharmacy Assistant. You will receive training from a selected provider, Buttercups and will also receive inhouse training in all the dispensary areas. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop transferable and specialised skills and potential further development within the NHS and a pharmacy career
Main duties of the job
The Apprentice role is varied, and requires flexibility in your approach to work and learning, working in both dispensary and stores and some ward work on the Hospital site.
The post holder will assist in reception duties and the general dispensing of medicines. The post holder will receive and check deliveries of pharmacy stock, assist in the invoice process, assemble stock medicines for delivery to wards/departments and assist in the return of medicines.
Working for our organisation
Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest Mental Health NHS hospital trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of specialist clinical services
The Trust comprises the following hospitals:
Norfolk:
Hellesdon Hospital, The Julian Hospital, Northside Hospital, Carlton Court, Northgate Hospital, Kings Lynn
Suffolk:
Bury, Wedgewood
Ipswich, Woodlands
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an apprenticeship training post which is for fifteen months The dispensary team is a friendly and hardworking team of staff ranging from band 3 Assistants through to band 7 Technicians.
This is a full-time dispensary-based position, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with working hours of 8:30-16:30,
If you are interested in an informal discussion about this role, we would be very happy to hear from you. You are welcome to call the number below, or to make an appointment so that we can show you around and answer your questions.
Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities. Please note desirable qualifications for this position are English and Math, 4 GCSE grade 9 - 4 (A* - C) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Must be willing to complete training modules at NVQ level 2
Desirable criteria
- English and Math, 4 GCSE grade 9 - 4 (A* - C) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in a busy dispensary environment
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Confidentiality
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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 Burton
- Job title
- Deputy Dispensary Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 421 212
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