Pharmacy Assistant

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking passionate and dedicated individuals for a full-time Pharmacy Assistant role. Responsibilities include managing medicinal stock, following strict regulations, and providing high-quality service. Candidates should have 5 GCSEs or equivalent, with a focus on Maths, English, and Science. Experience in customer service is essential. The position offers opportunities for development and progression.

Qualifications

• Experience working to procedures is essential.
• Experience in customer service is essential.
• Pharmacy experience is desirable but training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Perform medicinal stock management duties including ordering and receiving.
• Follow departmental procedures and regulations.
• Communicate professionally with colleagues and patients.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Accuracy

IT skills

Education

5 GCSEs or equivalent - grade C or above including Maths, English AND Science

Job description

Overview

The PharmaC team at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has an exciting opportunity for passionate and dedicated individuals who are looking for a new challenge, the next step in their Pharmacy career, or just something different.

You will be joining a diverse and professional team, who take pride in providing a high quality and efficient medicines supply service to the Trust, to ensure that patients receive the best care. You will be involved in many different aspects of supplying medicines. You will need great communication, accuracy and organisational skills. You will need to follow strict procedures and instructions carefully; dealing with queries and issues promptly and escalating when necessary. You will also need accurate record keeping and IT skills. Pharmacy experience is desirable, but full training is provided. We can offer plenty of opportunities for development and progression to those who have demonstrated excellence in the service of our patients. Experience in customer services, stock and inventory management or medicines procurement is desirable, but the ability to learn quickly and work accurately important. You must have a good level of education, having a minimum of a GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths, English and Science at Grade C or above. These posts will be based at our Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool site, but you may be required travel to work at other PharmaC sites as required.

Main duties

• Perform all aspects of medicinal stock management duties, including ordering, receiving, distribution, dispensing, selling, stock taking, date checking and destruction.
• Follow all departmental and Trust wide procedures.
• Understand limits of responsibility, and appropriately escalating any issues or queries when needed.
• Maintaining accurate and safe storage of medicines in line with regulations.
• Communicating with colleagues, other healthcare professionals, customers, patients and relatives in a clear and professional manner, ensuring accuracy of information at all times.
• Work towards, achieve and maintain Buttercups Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant qualification.

About us

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across the region. Our specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool is supported by our sites in Wirral, at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and the Aintree Hospital site.

CPL (as subsidiary of CCC) deliver excellent care to the people we serve and are looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values.

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust takes an active responsibility for ensuring systems, policies and processes are in place to safeguard Children, young people and Adults.

Due to the nature of the role, successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS check before employment can commence. Employment is conditional on satisfactory DBS clearance. The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups.

Details

• Date posted: 05 Medi 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: Depending on experience £26,209 per annum pro rata to £27,837 per annum pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 158-25-211-PHAC
• Job locations: PharmaC @ The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, 65 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L7 8YA

Salary information

Initial starting point £26,209 per annum pro rata moving to £27,837 per annum upon one years service and successful appraisal.

PLEASE NOTE

There is a two part assessment and interview process for this role. Initial interview invitation will be for a standardised numeracy and literacy test. If successful at this stage you will be invited to a second formal interview session within approximately 7 to 10 days.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: 5 GCSEs or equivalent - grade C or above including Maths, English AND Science.

Desirable

• Holds Pharmacy Assistant qualification (Level 2 Equivalent) accredited by the GPhC
• Holds Medicines Counter Assistant qualification

Knowledge

• Essential: Demonstrated use of IT equipment and software in a workplace or college

Desirable

• Awareness of Pharmacy regulations and procedures in the UK

Experience

• Essential: Experience working to procedures
• Essential: Experience of customer service

Desirable

• Experience of stock management
• Experience in pharmacy services

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 details

PharmaC (The Clatterbridge Pharmacy Ltd)

Address: PharmaC @ The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, 65 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L7 8YA

Employer's website: clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk