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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week (Mon to Sun - shifts between 6.00am and 10.00pm)
Job ref
190-0588-DIR-S
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£24,465 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
15/08/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Dispensary Operative

NHS AfC: Band 2

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Would you like the opportunity to work as a part of a progressive, patient focused pharmacy service?  

Pharmacy is responsible for ensuring that wards have appropriate supplies of medicines, fluids and sundries for patients' use. The post holder will visit wards, check stock, supply what is needed, ensure stock on wards is fit for use and receive and accurately book in deliveries from pharmacy stores.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our expanding pharmacy team. The team at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust comprises of approximately 500 pharmacy staff working across five sites and is one of the biggest pharmacy departments in the country. 

This is an active role for someone who can pay close attention to detail and is able to work alone when needed and as part of a team in a fast-paced and busy environment.

Frequent requirement to lift heavy boxes

If you are a self-motivated, positive individual and would like to play an integral part in growing the reputation of the pharmacy department, we have the perfect opportunity for you. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to progress within the dispensary team. You will undergo a structured training plan with additional curricular qualifications and certificates.

Main duties of the job

The Trust will give you time to use your skills and help you develop a fulfilling career 

Main Duties:

  • Receipt and storage of pharmaceuticals, 
  • To visit trust ward and clinical areas, performing medication and fluid stock top ups. Making informed decisions on ordering based on current usage
  • To ensure that pharmaceuticals including bulk fluids are put away and stored correctly

Training will be provided.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. It is an energetic and vibrant organisation that places patients and staff at the heart of everything they do. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services.

Benefits include:

  • Excellent annual leave entitlement.
  • NHS Pension Scheme – excellent package of pension benefits, fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Occupational health service
  • Confidential staff counselling service
  • Flexible retirement scheme
  • Long service awards and gifts
  • Training and development
  • Flexible working practices
  • Fantastic opportunities for enhancing your learning and development
  • Chaplaincy services
  • Career breaks
  • Child care facilities, including childcare teams, nurseries and out of school clubs
  • Special leave policies

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE English and Maths Level 1 Functional Skills or equivalent, GCSE grade 2 / 3 (D or E) or above or equivalent qualification
  • Must be willing to work towards or have obtained a General Pharmaceutical Council recognised qualification e.g. Buttercups Dispensary Stock Management, NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of working as part of a team
  • Ability to communicate effectively demonstrable from previous experience
  • Reliable, trustworthy and punctual demonstrable from previous experience
Desirable criteria
  • Good customer service skills demonstrable from previous experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships
  • Ability to communicate effectively including written and verbal.
  • Basic computer keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence that you are able to work independently using own initiative
  • Evidence that you have the ability to prioritise tasks
  • Evidence that you have the ability to concentrate for long periods and work under pressure
  • Ability to deal with verbal aggression constructively

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrew Chamberlain
Job title
Deputy Dispensary Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2713252
Additional information

Additional contacts:

Jane Horsfield, Dispensary Manager - [email protected]

0114 27 13252

David Winters, Medicines Supply Service Manager - [email protected] 

0114 2712070 or 0114 2267736

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