Pharmacy Assistant - Pre-Packing Unit
The closing date is 01 February 2026
Job summary
Join a team where your work directly supports safe, efficient patient care. We are looking for a motivated individual to join our busy Pre-Packing Department at King's Mill Hospital, helping to deliver high-quality, accurately prepared medicines to the Trust and external NHS partners.
The Pre-Packing Department plays a vital role in supplying over-labelled medicines to wards, clinics and other NHS Trusts across the county. This work ensures patients can be discharged safely and promptly with the medication they need. Please note that this is not a dispensary role; the focus is on preparing large, bespoke batches of labelled medicines for our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
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Picking and checking orders to support timely supply
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Labelling and packing large batches of medicines with accuracy and care
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Putting stock away and maintaining organised storage areas
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Carrying out daily cleaning tasks to uphold a safe, efficient working environment
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Supporting smooth departmental operations through reliable, high-quality work
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys practical, hands-on tasks and takes pride in contributing to a service that makes a real difference to patient care.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Details
Date posted
16 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
214-CSTO-7692615
Job locations
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
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