Pharmacy Assistant

Circle Health Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private healthcare

Family discounts

Life insurance

Staff benefits

Job summary

Circle Health Group in Glasgow is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to join the Ross Hall Hospital team. This full-time role covers 37.5 hours per week with a flexible shift pattern, and carries a salary of £24,947 per year.

You will assist in preparation and labelling of medicines, support safe supply and stock management, and help with records and data entry. The position requires good communication, teamwork, and attention to detail in a busy clinical pharmacy setting.

Qualifications

• Good general education including literacy and numeracy.
• Experience in a customer service, healthcare, or stock-handling role is desirable.
• Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Attention to detail and commitment to safe working practices are required.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and labelling of medicines for inpatients, outpatients, and discharge prescriptions under supervision.
• Support the safe supply of medicines, ensuring accurate picking, packing, and distribution to wards.
• Monitor stock levels and expiry dates, helping maintain accurate inventory across the pharmacy and clinical areas.
• Assist with the completion of relevant records, prescription tracking, and data entry on pharmacy systems.
• Respond to basic enquiries from patients, nursing staff, or other colleagues in a professional manner.
• Adhere to health, safety, infection prevention, and medicines management protocols.

Skills

Customer service

Healthcare experience

Stock handling

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

General education

Job description

Pharmacy Assistant
Ross Hall Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: £24,947.00 per year

Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for an Pharmacy Assistant to join their team of staff in thePharmacy department.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required tocover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• Assist in the preparation and labelling of medicines for inpatients, outpatients, and discharge prescriptions under appropriate supervision.
• Support the safe supply of medicines, ensuring accurate picking, packing, and distribution to wards and departments.
• Monitor stock levels and expiry dates, helping maintain accurate inventory across the pharmacy and clinical areas.
• Assist with the completion of relevant records, prescription tracking, and data entry on pharmacy systems.
• Respond to basic enquiries from patients, nursing staff, or other colleagues in a professional and helpful manner.
• Adhere to all health and safety, infection prevention, and medicines management protocols.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Good general education including literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience in a customer service, healthcare, or stock-handling role.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to safe working practices.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and under supervision.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

... and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles... and more.

We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.