Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Pharmacy Services Assistant [In Training] (XR02)

The closing date is 19 September 2025

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy?

Have you just finished education or looking to change direction?

Do you have good communication and interpersonal skills, a keen eye for detail and a desire to learn?

We are looking for a hardworking, dynamic, and enthusiastic individual to take part in an exciting training role within our Clinical Trials Pharmacy team here at Leeds Teaching Hospital.

Upon appointment, the successful candidate will complete a 12-15 month Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Service Skills with Buttercups Training, consisting of the NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills and the BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science.

This qualification provides the skills and training required to start a fulfilling and successful career in pharmacy.

Expected Shortlisting Date

19/09/2025

Planned Interview Date

03/10/2025

Main duties of the job

You will learn how to provide a variety of pharmacy support duties as part of a friendly and supportive dispensary team. These will include stock control, labelling, assembly, preparation, dispensing, receipt and distribution of pharmaceuticals including Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) used in Clinical Trials.

In this role you will work in our dedicated Clinical Trials dispensary with a team of technicians, pharmacists and assistants providing support services to the clinical trial research teams.

With over 350 different trials running at site you will get to experience a varied and unique workload, including suiting up in full PPE to handle biohazardous medicines, using ultra low temperature freezers, and dispensing medicines which may be being used for the very first time in humans!

This post is based at St Jamess University Hospital but you may also be required to work at Leeds General Infirmary and Chapel Allerton Hospital throughout your training to gain any required competencies.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest and busiest acute trusts in England. We are involved in research at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients. We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us to provide better care.

We offer a unique range of services to our region, treating and managing the simplest to the most complex conditions and diseases, including advanced therapies and early phase studies.

We are a friendly, supportive and forward thinking department. We continuously support our workforce to develop their potential and are committed to delivering a high quality service and providing the very best standard of care for patients.

As a large teaching hospital we operate a weekend, evening and Bank Holiday service in our inpatient dispensaries. You will be required to work these on a rotational basis.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

29 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-MMP-417

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS13EX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To perform a variety of support duties within the medicines supply chain. These include stock receipt, stock counting & ordering (top-ups), medicines order assembly, and distribution. Stock control procedures and stocktaking.

There are no line management responsibilities. All duties are performed working to procedures, mostly under direct supervision. The jobholder will work as a member of a team of Support Workers. Although duties are generally rostered across the team, there may be changes in response to urgent demand, service cover etc.

Working to relevant SOPs and undertaking a GPhC accredited Level 2 qualification

Deal with returned goods from customers and process paperwork according to SOPs.

Carry out routine stock control procedures. Ensure stock is located under correct storage conditions and continuous evaluation of stock levels, stock rotation and expiry dates is undertaken

Maintenance of work areas and good housekeeping in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working to relevant SOPs and undertaking a GPhC accredited Level 2 qualification

Deal with returned goods from customers and process paperwork according to SOPs.

Carry out routine stock control procedures. Ensure stock is located under correct storage conditions and continuous evaluation of stock levels, stock rotation and expiry dates is undertaken

Maintenance of work areas and good housekeeping in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic skills level 1 in Maths and English

Experience

Essential

Example of when you have worked as part of a team/group to achieve a goal
Example of when you have followed written instructions/Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Desirable

Example of when you have provided good customer service/communicated effectively with others

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Example of when you have remained calm under pressure
Example of when you have managed your time effectively

Desirable

Example of when you have successfully managed to multi-task

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic skills level 1 in Maths and English

Experience

Essential

Example of when you have worked as part of a team/group to achieve a goal
Example of when you have followed written instructions/Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Desirable

Example of when you have provided good customer service/communicated effectively with others

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Example of when you have remained calm under pressure
Example of when you have managed your time effectively

Desirable

Example of when you have successfully managed to multi-task

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS13EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS13EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)