Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant to support safe, efficient pharmacy services across wards and clinical areas. You will work with pharmacists, technicians and procurement to ensure timely supply of medicines and accurate stock management.

The role requires excellent communication, attention to detail and flexibility, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital/pharmacy support environments.
• Strong communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support ward-based pharmacy services and top-up medicines.
• Assist with dispensing, transfers and medicines supply.
• Monitor stock levels, expiry dates and emergency supplies.
• Support audits, data collection and training of new staff.

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and organised Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant to support the delivery of a safe, efficient and high-quality pharmacy service across wards and clinical areas. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the timely supply of medicines, maintaining accurate stock levels and supporting clinical teams to meet patients' medication needs. You will work closely with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and procurement colleagues, contributing to patient safety, service efficiency and continuous improvement. The role requires excellent communication, attention to detail and the ability to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, to meet the needs of the service., You will support ward-based top-up services, monitor medicine stocks and expiry dates, maintain emergency drug supplies and ensure medicines are stored appropriately. You will assist with the supply, dispensing and transfer of medicines, assess patients' own drugs in line with standard operating procedures, and escalating supply issues to the appropriate team. You will help ensure patients have access to relevant medication information, referring queries to clinical colleagues as needed. Additional responsibilities include supporting audits, collecting performance data, maintaining accurate records, training new staff within your scope of practice and following departmental procedures. You will also contribute to service meetings, provide cross-cover and participate in rota-based duties.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.