Pharmacy Support Worker

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Flexible working

NHS benefits & wellbeing

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Support Worker to assist in the safe and accurate dispensing of cytotoxic and outsourced medicines using the JAC system. You will help receive deliveries, verify against documentation, and report discrepancies under supervision.

You will follow SOPs, GMP, COSHH, and Trust policies while maintaining records, stocking supplies, and supporting aseptic preparation across pharmacy services.

Qualifications

• Sound Educational Background or Recent course attendance and qualification received.

Responsibilities

• Support safe and effective aseptic pharmacy service by processing prescriptions and maintaining documentation.
• Undertake stock management: receipt, storage, stock checks, FEFO rotation, date checks and discrepancy reporting.
• Assist in aseptic preparation, assembly of materials and basic calculations under supervision.

Skills

SOP adherence

Literacy

Numeracy

Team communication

Waste disposal & safety

Attention to detail

Calibration & documentation

Education

Sound educational background

Job description

Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £25,272 per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

The Pharmacy Support Worker is responsible for supporting the safe and accurate dispensing of oral cytotoxic medicines, supportive cancer treatments, and outsourced pre-prepared medications using the JAC pharmacy system. The post holder will assist in receiving and checking deliveries of outsourced medicines, ensuring accuracy against delivery documentation and reporting any discrepancies promptly.

Working under the supervision of registered pharmacy professionals and the Accountable Pharmacist, the post holder will adhere to all legal, professional, and departmental requirements, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), COSHH regulations, manual handling requirements, and Trust policies. The role contributes to maintaining high standards of patient care, pharmaceutical services, and professional practice in line with the standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

Support the provision of a safe and effective aseptic pharmacy service by processing prescriptions, maintaining accurate documentation, and complying with all relevant legislation, quality standards, and procedures. Undertake stock management activities, including receipt, storage, stock checks, stock rotation (FEFO), date checks, and reporting discrepancies. Assist in the safe handling, storage, and disposal of medicines, including cytotoxic products.

Maintain accurate records, support filing and archiving processes, and monitor environmental and equipment parameters to ensure compliance with quality standards. Participate in environmental monitoring, cleaning schedules, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control activities within the aseptic unit.

Assist with aseptic preparation activities, including assembly of materials and basic calculations where required. Adhere to aseptic techniques, infection prevention requirements, and validated hand hygiene procedures. Maintain stock levels, replenish consumables, and support general housekeeping duties.

Communicate effectively, respond to enquiries, elevate concerns appropriately, and seek guidance from senior staff when required. Participate in departmental rotas, mandatory training, performance reviews, and continuing professional development. Work flexibly across pharmacy services to support operational needs and continuity of patient care.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Sound Educational Background or Recent course attendance and qualification received

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Ability to work to Standard Operating Procedures accurately and in a timely fashion
• To be literate & numerate
• To have a clean and tidy appearance
• To have a positive attitude and the ability to recognise and embrace new ideas
• Ability to work and communicate well within a team
• Ability to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues
• Ability to work in an organised and calm fashion in a busy environment
• To be courteous with all customers, both internal and external, including members of the public and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner (verbal and written)
• Speaking to patients and pharmacy staff face-to-face and on the telephone
• Keeping accurate and legible records
• To have basic keyboard/computer skills

Experience

• Recent employment In Pharmacy environment or Hospital environment

Special Circumstances

• Ability to travel to other sites.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.