Advanced Level Specialist Pharmacy Assistant - Logistics

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Cambridge is seeking a motivated individual for a pharmacy position. You'll supervise teams ensuring timely medicine distribution and assist in the daily operations of the pharmacy. The role offers development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive environment. You'll be part of a dedicated team in a trust recognized for its commitment to outstanding patient care. The application closes on December 7, 2025, with interviews on December 15, 2025.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidised parking for eligible staff

Reduced cost bus travel

Flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Supervise teams distributing medicines and fluids on time.
• Assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician with day-to-day operations.
• Support with managing Pharmacy Stores & Distribution.
• Guide Senior Pharmacy Assistants in service delivery problems.

Job description

A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to offer this position to a motivated individual that has a keen eye for detail and good customer service skills.

• You will supervise teams effectively distributing medicines and fluids to internal and external units on time.
• You will be flexible within varied aspects of the Job description to work with the extensive team to offer support, guidance and training.
• You will assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician with day to day operations within Central Pharmacy.
• The post holder assists the Senior Pharmacy Technician – CPSD Team Leader in managing the day to day operations of Pharmacy Stores & Distribution (S&D) in the Trust, to provide a safe, accurate and efficient service to all internal and external users.
• You will support the Senior Pharmacy Assistants in all areas where required and offering guidance on handling complex service delivery problems.
• You will assist the Senior Pharmacy Technician – CPSD Team Leader by actively working towards maintaining key performance targets and monitor quality of service provided.
• To co-ordinate appropriate top-up duties for a range of service users. Rota management.
• Following training and with relevant experience assess and review Goods In Queries to assess if this stock would be accepted or returned to the supplier taking into account clinical need and cost pressure of alternate medication sent.
• Supervision of Robot distribution workflow to include re-filling and maintenance of robot stock, picking of automated stock and processes.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please be aware that the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted is above the starting point of the Agenda for Change band for this role. Therefore those that are new to the NHS may not reach the minimum salary threshold required to obtain a certificate of sponsorship.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 7th December 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 15th December 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025