Pharmacy Assistant - Progression role | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider in Milton Keynes is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Assistant for cancer and aseptics. This role offers opportunities for career progression to Band 3 within 12 to 18 months through comprehensive training. You will work within a supportive team to prepare aseptic products and manage IV treatment and medications. Join an expanding hospital committed to high standards of patient care in a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of in-house training knowledge training modules.
• Ability to prepare aseptic products accurately.
• Experience with IV treatment and oral medications.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a range of aseptic products when required.
• Carry out environmental monitoring and cleaning of the aseptic unit.
• Accurately dispense or check outsourced IV treatment, oral and concurrent medications.

Skills

Aseptic techniques

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Level 2 Pharmacy qualification

Job description

Pharmacy Assistant – Cancer and Aseptics

Pharmacy

Band 2 – 3 Progression

Hours: 37.5 per week

All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working.

Progression from Band 2 to 3

The intention of the role is to progress Pharmacy Assistants into a Band 3 role once performance targets have been achieved.

You will be given support and training to complete set competencies in order to become a Band 3. The expected timeframe to undertake and complete relevant competencies is between 12 to 18 months.

• Level 2 Pharmacy qualification completed via external training programme
• Completion of in‑house validations including handwashing, transfer sanitisation and broth test
• Completion of all in‑house training knowledge training modules
• Completion of all dispensing activity logs

If successful, you be joining a supportive team that encourages both professional and personal development. Are you the person to help us make this happen? If so, we look forward to hearing from you.

Interview date: 12.12.2025

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‘NHS Survey, 2024’ – 7.10 out of 10 feel they experience a safer workplace and focus on wellbeing, supporting one another and prioritising over all wellbeing; this scoring has increased from last year.

We are a department of over 100 staff providing pharmacy services through team‑working and prioritising the needs of those we serve. Based in the Aseptic Unit you will provide an excellent service to the trust ensuring prompt and efficient production and supply of medicines.

Duties will include

• Prepare a range of aseptic products when required
• Carry out environmental monitoring and cleaning of the aseptic unit
• Accurately dispense or check outsourced IV treatment, oral and concurrent medications
• Dispensing for Inpatients, Outpatients and Discharge
• Participating in the Pharmacy Weekend and Bank Holiday rotas

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting‑edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24‑bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Trust Responsibilities

• To be part of the pharmacy team and work with staff within the pharmacy department and across the Trust to enable the objectives of the Trust to be achieved.
• To contribute to the Trust compliance with Medicines Management standards and the Clinical Governance and Risk Management agendas.
• To prevent avoidable wastage within pharmacy to help reduce the cost the trust pays resulting from wasted medicines.

Professional Responsibilities

• To ensure the Pharmacy department is compliant with relevant statutory and professional standards on Health & Safety, COSHH, Clinical Governance, and Medicines Management by ensuring your actions take account of all guidance provided.
• To fulfil the duties assigned from time to time as required to meet the needs of the Trust, its patients, staff and visitors; to participate in rotas and flexible arrangements to maintain the services required as defined by the chief pharmacist or pharmacy staff to whom those decisions are delegated.

Operational Responsibilities

• To be an active part of the cancer & aseptic services team providing timely medications to patients.
• To contribute to pharmaceutical stock control within the department and for wards & departments to which the pharmacy provides a service; duties to include
• To receive prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients via the dispensary reception and undertake other relevant reception duties to complement and supplement the work of our staff.

Miscellaneous

• To co‑operate with staff in other disciplines to help ensure the safe, effective and economic use of drugs.
• To participate in providing services on weekends, bank holidays and end of day, undertaking duties assigned according to training, experience and competence, according to a planned rota to ensure continuity of pharmacy services.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025