Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant to support ward-based top-up services and manage medicine stocks. The role involves monitoring expiry dates, maintaining emergency drug supplies, and assisting with dispensing and transfer of medicines across clinical areas.

The post requires attention to detail, good communication, and the ability to work without supervision under pressure.

Qualifications

• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• GCSE grade C or above in English, Maths and Science.
• Previous pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Support ward-based top-up services.
• Monitor medicine stocks and expiry dates.
• Maintain emergency drug supplies and ensure appropriate storage.
• Assist with the supply, dispensing and transfer of medicines.
• Assess patients' own drugs in line with standard operating procedures.
• Escalate supply issues to the appropriate team.
• Help patients access medication information, referring queries to clinical colleagues.
• Support audits and collect performance data.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Train new staff within own scope of practice.
• Follow departmental procedures.
• Contribute to service meetings, provide cross-cover and take part in rota-based duties.

Skills

MS Office

Attention to detail

Communication

Prioritisation

Education

NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services

GCSE English/Maths/Science (C or above)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This Senior Clinical Pharmacy Assistant post sits within East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust's pharmacy service, covering wards and clinical areas. The work centres on keeping medicines flowing to patients: ward top-ups, stock and expiry checks, emergency drug supplies, and assessing patients' own drugs. The post suits someone happy to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota, with cross-cover and training of new staff part of the role. Applications must be the candidate's own work, with AI-written text risking rejection.

What the job involves

• Support ward-based top-up services
• Monitor medicine stocks and expiry dates
• Maintain emergency drug supplies and ensure appropriate storage
• Assist with the supply, dispensing and transfer of medicines
• Assess patients' own drugs in line with standard operating procedures
• Escalate supply issues to the appropriate team
• Help patients access medication information, referring queries to clinical colleagues
• Support audits and collect performance data
• Maintain accurate records
• Train new staff within own scope of practice
• Follow departmental procedures
• Contribute to service meetings, provide cross-cover and take part in rota-based duties

What's required

Qualifications

• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• GCSE grade C or above, or equivalent, in English, Mathematics and Science

Experience

• Previous pharmacy experience

Skills & knowledge

• Demonstrable use of Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Demonstrable attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to prioritise tasks and delegate to meet deadlines
• Flexible team working to meet service needs
• Ability to work without supervision and under pressure

Other

• Demonstrates Trust values

Nice to have

• Completion of Patients Own Drugs checking accreditation
• Previous experience in a customer-facing role
• Experience of providing training and giving feedback on performance
• Understanding of audits and audit cycles
• Understanding of following standard operating procedures