Clinical Pharmacy Assistant | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; South Carolina; On-site; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Assistant in Dorchester. The role involves medicines management, ward-based medicines provision, and supporting patient discharge with a focus on accurate assessment and timely supply of medicines.

The position requires excellent communication, self-motivation, flexibility, and computer literacy, with training provided for pharmacy systems. Weekend/Bank Holiday/late duties rotationally, 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Complete a medicines management qualification to assess patients' own medicines and provide a medication supply.
• Excellent communication skills and a flexible, self-motivated approach.
• Computer literacy with training on pharmacy systems to be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Pharmacy Medicines Management Team at ward level to ensure smooth discharge, assess patients' own medicines, and arrange medicines to prevent missed doses.
• Support transfer of medicines between wards, label and dispense medicines for patients, and manage returns from wards.
• Visit wards to provide medicines provision and work as part of a team to provide a quality dispensing service.

Job description

Clinical Pharmacy Assistant | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum

Location: Dorchester, DT1 2JY

Hours: Full-time

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 23 Oct 2026

Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

As a Clinical Pharmacy Assistant you will be required to complete a medicines management qualification to allow you to accurately assess patients own medications and provide a medication supply as per departmental standard operating procedures (SOP’s).

You will need to possess excellent communication skills, be self-motivated and have a flexible approach to work and be open to changing practices. Attention to detail is important and you must be able to work as part of a team but also able to demonstrate initiative and work in a professional and timely manner.

You will need to be able to work well under pressure and have a flexible approach. Computer literacy is required although appropriate training on pharmacy systems will be provided.

37.5 hrs per week. Staff will be expected to work weekends, Bank Holidays & late duties on a rotational basis. Staff are expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business and services provided as required.

You will assist the Pharmacy Medicines Management Team at ward level to ensure the smooth discharge of patients, assessment of patients own medicines, as well as ordering any medicines required to avoid missed doses and support discharge, transfer of patient’s medicines between wards, labelling and dispensing of medicines for patients and manage medicine returns from wards.

Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, Senior Technician or lead clinical assistant you will be involved in a broad range of activities in the Pharmacy department and at ward level. You will visit a variety of wards to provide medicines provision for patients. You will work as part of a team providing a quality dispensing service.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

Right to Work in the UK:This role is not availablefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations.

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

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For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026

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