Senior Pharmacy Assistant — Lead & Develop the Team

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant in the Royal Preston Hospital site. The post supports management with full training provided to help you transition into a supervisory role within the pharmacy department.

You will work in a busy hospital setting, contributing to dispensing, medicines distribution and staff development. The role offers development opportunities, a supportive wellbeing team and a patient-centered focus in

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy operations and NHS context.
• Familiar with IT and pharmacy software.
• Experience supervising pharmacy staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Pharmacy Assistants and Pharmacy Technician Team.
• Ensure dispensing and distribution of medicines.
• Plan workload and manage team efficiently.
• Support training and competency assessments.
• Line management of Pharmacy Assistants.
• Contribute to new services and procedures.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

NHS knowledge

Team leadership

IT literacy

Ascribe/ARX

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Level 2 Pharmacy Support Staff certificate

Leadership/Management Certificate

Tools

Ascribe/ARX

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant in the Royal Preston Hospital site. The post supports management with full training provided to help you transition into a supervisory role within the pharmacy department.

You will work in a busy hospital setting, contributing to dispensing, medicines distribution and staff development. The role offers development opportunities, a supportive wellbeing team and a patient-centered focus in