Pharmacy Assistants

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Refreshments

Flexible working

Gym discount

Car scheme

Annual leave

NHS Pension

On-site nursery

Wellbeing programme

VIVUP wellbeing

Job summary

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to support dispensing services and patient care within a busy hospital pharmacy. Under supervision you will perform pharmacy tasks, work as part of a team across the Trust, and contribute to Medicines Management and Governance.

This role also offers exposure to a modern department with opportunities to develop skills through NVQ Level 2 and flexible working.

Qualifications

• Under supervision, perform pharmacy tasks to support patient and staff services.
• Hold or obtain NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services Skills.
• Be part of the pharmacy team and support Medicines Management and Governance.
• Comply with Health & Safety, COSHH and Professional Standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform pharmacy duties under supervision to support patient care.
• Be a dispenser within hospital pharmacy on a rotational basis.
• Participate in weekend, end of day and bank holiday service to patients and others.
• Work with the pharmacy team to achieve Trust objectives.
• Contribute to Medicines Management and Clinical Governance agendas.

Skills

Dispenser duties

Teamwork

Customer service

Education

NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services Skills

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• To perform, under supervision, all types of pharmaceutical work appropriate to the level of knowledge and experience, in order to participate in the provision of pharmaceutical services to our patients and staff.
• To hold or acquire the required academic standard and technical skills to obtain an NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services Skills.
• To act as a dispenser within our hospital pharmacy service, as required, on a rotational basis and as part of our weekend, end of day and bank holiday service to the patients of our hospital and other organisations to whom we provide pharmaceutical support.
• 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 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

About Milton Keynes University Hospital

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. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards. Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

Culture & Values

At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued. MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).

Our Benefits

• Free on-site parking including EV charging
• Complimentary refreshments
• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted gym membership
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• On-site nursery (charges apply)
• A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
• VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing, Band 2 £25,272 per annum

Full-time 37.5 per week shift pattern - Sunday & Bank Holiday roster, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

It is an exciting time to join the pharmacy team at MKUH; we are continually growing and influence and have recently built a new Aseptic Unit and refurbished our main pharmacy department including the installation of a state of the art dispensing robot.

We are a department of over 90 staff providing pharmacy services through team-working and prioritising the needs of those we serve, so evidence of customer service skills would be an advantage.

Our Pharmacy Assistants provide dispensing services in the hospital pharmacy and work in the pharmacy stores, on the wards (top up of stock) and our aseptic production unit on a rotational basis as required by the service. This will broaden your skills and helps us to ensure we have a service that can meet all the demands that are placed on it.