Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy, Family Health
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 264-7182725-CSS-C
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Pharmacy Dispensary Support Worker
Band 2
Job overview
Pharmacy Department at Kettering General Hospital is looking for Pharmacy Dispensary Support Worker .
In this role, you will provide general dispensing and reception duties in the Pharmacy department at Kettering General Hospital.
You will also support the pharmacy dispensary team in providing a high-quality, pro-active service that has the patient at the center of everything they do.
The Pharmacy department values all its staff and encourages them to reach both their personal and professional potential.
The in-house education and training team will support you by sign posting personal and professional courses that are available, as well as supporting you if you undertake some training
All on the job training will be provided by in-house competency based training plans
Main duties of the job
Main Duties:
- Basic dispensing of medicines for individual patients
- Work on reception taking in medicine requests and answering the phone
- File all paperwork on a daily basis
- Handle cash / debit card activities when accepting prescription charges
- Prepare the twice daily deliveries for the external clinics
- Keep the dispensary and reception area clean and tidy
- Phone patients to let them know their medication is available.
Working for our organisation
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details about this role, please refer to attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 2 GCSE in math and English language grade 4-9 or A-C
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to work to procedures
- Evidence of: Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/time management
Desirable criteria
- Worked in another hospital or retail Pharmacy
- Able to offer advice on the safe storage of drugs
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate with all other members of the team
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Able to communicate with other healthcare professionals
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie McNamara
- Job title
- Dispensary Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01536 493540
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