Bank Pharmacy Support Worker

Nhsayrshireandarran; Stornoway; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Ayrshire & Arran is looking for a motivated Bank Pharmacy Support Worker to join their pharmacy team at Western Isles Hospital. The role involves vital tasks such as managing medication distribution and stock levels, alongside other Pharmacy professionals, ensuring safety and efficiency in medicine provision.

Benefits

Enhanced rates for weekend working

Generous annual leave entitlements

Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme

Paid special leave for carers

Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 standard grades in English, mathematics and one other subject required.
• Enthusiastic individual with great attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and distributing medications in the pharmacy.
• Maintaining stock levels and providing a medicines top-up service.

Skills

Attention to detail

Education

3 standard grades or equivalent in English, mathematics and at least one other subject

Job description

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WESTERN ISLES HOSPITAL, STORNOWAY, ISLE OF LEWIS, HS1 2AF

Band 2 £25,694 - £27,900 pro rata

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 pro rata

Flexible Hours

Bank post

NHS Western Isles (NHSWI) is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with great attention to detail to join our pharmacy team, as a Bank Pharmacy Support Worker. The post holder will work as part of the within the pharmacy at Western Isles Hospital.

WESTERN ISLES HOSPITAL, STORNOWAY, ISLE OF LEWIS, HS1 2AF

Bank Pharmacy Support Worker

Band 2 £25,694 - £27,900 pro rata

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 pro rata

Flexible Hours

Bank post

NHS Western Isles (NHSWI) is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with great attention to detail to join our pharmacy team, as a Bank Pharmacy Support Worker. The post holder will work as part of the within the pharmacy at Western Isles Hospital.

The Pharmacy Support Worker fulfils a vital role within the department, receiving and distributing medications, maintaining adequate stock levels of drugs and sundries. There will also be opportunity to provide medicines top-up service to wards and departments within the hospital. Other general duties include date checking, cleaning and administrative work including filing, as required.

The post holder will work alongside other Pharmacy Support Workers, Senior Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to ensure that medicines are provided safely and efficiently within the hospital and to sites across the island chain.

This post requires a minimum of 3 standard grades or equivalent in English, mathematics and at least one other subject. Previous experience is not necessary as training will be provided.

We are offering an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music related pursuits. We are also only a short journey from Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh by plane, with twice daily ferry sailing to Ullapool.

Additional Benefits Of Working For NHS Western Isles

• Enhanced rates of pay for weekend working
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
• A Carer Positive employer with access to paid special leave
• Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provisions
  
  

For an informal chat on the above posts and how it may suit you, please contact Dr Sue Price, Chief Pharmacist, Tel [phone] or [e-mail].

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: [phone].

CLOSING DATE: 11/06/2025

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  Hospitals and Health Care

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