Pharmacy Assistant - Medicines Efficiency

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join their Pharmacy team. This vital role involves supporting the Medicines Efficiency Programme to ensure a safe supply of medicines, processing orders, and maintaining patient records. The ideal candidate is organised and proactive, with strong communication skills and a passion for patient care. This role offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy healthcare environment.
• Passion for improving patient care.
• Desire to work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Medicines Efficiency Team by processing orders and invoices.
• Maintain accurate patient and financial records.
• Liaise with clinical teams to resolve queries efficiently.
• Assist with stock control and medicines switch programmes.
• Support training and induction of new staff.

Skills

Organisational skills

Strong communication skills

Proactive attitude

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Pharmacy Assistant – Medicines Efficiency

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant – Medicines Efficiency to join the Pharmacy team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This role plays a key part in supporting the Trust's Medicines Efficiency Programme, helping to ensure the safe, timely and cost‑effective supply of medicines for our patients. Working closely with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, you will support medicines homecare services, process orders and invoices, maintain accurate records, and contribute to service improvements across the Trust. You will also help monitor stock usage and support cost‑effective medicines management.

Responsibilities

• Support the Medicines Efficiency Team by raising orders, checking delivery notes, and processing invoices accurately and promptly.
• Maintain accurate patient, financial and activity records in line with Trust policies and governance requirements.
• Liaise with medicines homecare providers, clinical teams and finance colleagues to resolve queries and discrepancies efficiently.
• Assist with medicines switch programmes and other efficiency initiatives to support cost‑effective medicines use.
• Participate in ward, dispensary and distribution activities, including stock control, ordering and dispensing under supervision.
• Support the training and induction of new staff, contributing to a positive, collaborative and supportive pharmacy team culture.

About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helping us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

What we are looking for

• Organised, proactive and detail‑focused, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy healthcare environment.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• A passion for improving patient care and a desire to work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Benefits and Other Information

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and a wide range of professional, management and leadership training. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours; we do our utmost to work with staff to meet their needs and the needs of the service and its users.