Pharmacy Assistant - Patient Services | North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bristol is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant. You will play a key role in patient care by handling prescriptions, dispensing medications accurately, and providing pharmacy services at the ward level. This position includes opportunities for progression in the pharmacy career and comprehensive training provided. Successful applicants will possess GCSEs in English and Mathematics. Interviews are scheduled for October 2025.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house training

Progression opportunities to Band 3

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Mathematics required.
• Proof of foreign qualifications needed if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Handle prescription and drug requests from patients.
• Sell over the counter medicines to the public.
• Accurate dispensing of prescriptions, including controlled drugs.
• Provide pharmacy services at ward level.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

GCSEs in English and Mathematics Grade A*-C

Job description

Overview

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received before the closing date is reached.

Are you looking for a career in Pharmacy that offers excellent development prospects? We offer an exciting opportunity to start your Pharmacy career as a Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant in a forward-thinking, diverse and inclusive department where we adopt an open, honest culture where all voices are heard and ideas for improvement encouraged. Our department is a fast-paced environment; you will need to be able to react flexibly both as an individual and part of a team. Within the Patient Services team, you will be instrumental in successfully delivering excellent patient care. This is a progression post where you will learn new skills within the dispensary and clinical services and will be the beginning of an incredibly rewarding career in Pharmacy. All the relevant in-house and nationally recognised training will be provided and supported with progression to Band 3 Pharmacy Assistant on successful completion.

Interviews scheduled for 22nd October 2025.

Responsibilities

• Receipt of prescription and drug requests from patients and staff.
• Selling over the counter medicines to members of the public and staff.
• Handling NHS prescription charge transactions.
• Accurate and timely dispensing of prescriptions, including controlled drugs.
• Generation of labels and booking out of medicines using pharmacy stock control system.
• Final accuracy checking of controlled drug stock requisitions.
• Providing pharmacy services at ward level.
• Replenish the stock of dispensing sundries (bottles, cartons, etc).
• Deal with enquiries from wards, departments, patients and members of the public.
• Receiving requests and handing out of medication to patients and members of staff.
• Delivering of medication to wards and departments.
• Processing the return of medication from the wards and departments to Pharmacy.
• All activity undertaken within NBT Pharmacy is compliant with Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP 2013/C 343/01).

Please see job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Mathematics Grade A*-C (Grade 4-9); details must be provided in the application plus proof at interview.
• Applicants who have studied abroad will need to provide a statement of comparability showing comparison between international qualifications and UK education systems within their application.

About North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, NBT is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (e.g. Portishead, Newport, Chepstow).

Additional information

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025.