Pharmacy Receptionist SJIP

NHS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a part-time receptionist for the Inpatient Pharmacy at St. James' University Hospital in Leeds. The role runs 3 days a week (10:30am–8pm on Mon, Thu, Fri) and involves greeting patients, answering queries, printing and logging prescriptions, and liaising with the pharmacy team.

Some housekeeping duties apply. The successful candidate will be polite, calm, and well-organised, with IT skills and the ability to work across teams in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Polite, calm and helpful manner.
• Organised and methodical.
• Good IT skills and familiarity with hospital systems.

Responsibilities

• Open and close the pharmacy reception.
• Answer the phone and deal with queries.
• Greet patients and staff at reception and assist face to face.
• Print orders and discharge prescriptions and log them in the tracking system.
• Monitor PPM and other order/discharge systems.

Skills

IT skills

Customer service

Organised

Calm demeanor

Tools

Pharmacy prescription tracking system

Job description

The Pharmacy department at Leeds Teaching Hospital is looking for a part time friendly, enthusiastic receptionist to join the Inpatient Pharmacy at St. James' University Hospital to work 3 days a week (the fixed hours for this role are 10:30am-8pm on Monday, Thursday and Friday, with 30 minute unpaid break).The role involves greeting patients, nurses, doctors and other hospital staff at our reception and answering the phone to deal with queries. We use a pharmacy prescription tracking system, so the successful candidate will print off orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into our tracking system. You will liaise with the wider pharmacy team and colleagues from across the Trust. There will be other housekeeping duties including some cleaning, filing and admin work as part of this role.

Main duties of the job

Key duties will include:

• Opening and closing the pharmacy reception
• Answering the phone and dealing with queries
• Greeting people at reception and helping our customers with queries face to face
• Printing orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into the tracking system
• Monitor PPM and other systems for orders and discharge prescriptions

The successful candidate will have a polite, calm, helpful manner, be organised and methodical and have I.T skills.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Contact & Job Details

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Steph Williamson
Position: Pharmacy Technician Team Leader
Email: [e-mail]
Phone number: 01132065168
Shortlisting Date: 29/09/2026
Interview Date: 08/10/2026

What you will bring to the role

• Opening and closing the pharmacy reception
• Answering the phone and dealing with queries
• Greeting people at reception and helping our customers with queries face to face
• Printing orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into the tracking system
• Monitor PPM and other systems for orders and discharge prescriptions

Why you should join our Team

Pharmacy is a forward thinking department that values the contribution of all our staff. This role is working with different teams each week and is a vital role to supporting the Pharmacy service.

The Inpatient Pharmacy team at St James' is a big, friendly and supportive team. The work is fast paced, requires multi-tasking and prioritisation. The whole team pulls together to achieve the most efficient service for our patients.

We value people who are organised, approachable and committed to providing a high standard of patient care. In return, we offer opportunities to learn and the satisfaction of knowing you’re making a difference to the people who use our service.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are.

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

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.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.