Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant - Queens Hospital

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Romford seeks a Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to support medication dispensing and stock management. Qualified candidates should hold a NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills and potentially have hospital pharmacy experience. The role requires strong attention to detail and good communication skills. Flexible working hours are involved, including weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• You must hold a Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills.
• Experience in a Pharmacy Hospital environment is preferred.
• Must have experience working with computers and the public.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing medication for inpatients and outpatients.
• Stock management including receiving and checking orders.
• Carrying out basic pharmacy duties.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Experience in Pharmacy

Education

Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills

Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science

Job description

Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant - Queens Hospital

The closing date is 14 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join our team at Queen's Hospital, Pharmacy.

Your duties will include:

Dispensing medication for Inpatients and Outpatients.

Dispensing Controlled Drugs

Stock management including receiving and checking orders, checking expiry dates and general housekeeping duties within the dispensary.

You must hold a Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) or equivalent. Ideally you should have worked in a Pharmacy Hospital environment but welcome applications from candidates with community Pharmacy experience.

You must be hard working, methodical and accurate, flexible & have a good attendance record. Experience of working with computers and the general public is essential.

Queen's Hospital provides full 7-day working and this post will involve some late, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts.

If you are interested and would like further details, contact Helen Little, Dispensary Manager, Queen's Hospital email: [e-mail] or 01708 435 569.

Main duties of the job

To carry out basic pharmacy duties and assist in the provision of a high quality, patient orientated service, to include dispensing for inpatients and outpatients receiving in prescriptions and may include providing a top-up service to a designated ward or department

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and/or Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science

Skills/ Abilities

• Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy
• Good communication skills, both written and oral with appropriate standard of English

Experience/ Knowledge

• Has worked in Pharmacy Hospital environment
• Previous experience with automated dispensing systems

Personal Qualities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust