South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant

The closing date is 04 November 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven team player to join the rapidly growing pharmacy team at the James Cook University Hospital. You will be working within the busy pharmacy dispensary team assisting in the provision of an effective and timely service to the patients and staff of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under the leadership of the Senior Pharmacy Technician for Dispensary.

Main duties of the job

The role consists of supporting with running of the pharmacy dispensary including covering reception, using the pharmacy tracking system, packaging medication ready for deliveries, putting away stocks into the pharmacy robot and medication shelves, filing prescriptions and paperwork, expiry date checking, and other general housekeeping duties.

Working hours are 09:00-17:00 Saturdays or Sundays on a rota basis

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:o Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team

Date posted

21 October 2025

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

328-CD-7501844

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 1 in Maths/English or equivalent demonstrable experience

Experience

Essential

Good keyboard skills and experience of using electronic spreadsheets, databases, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures and software programmes
Excellent communication skills to effectively exchange routine information to a wide variety of staff, patients and external agencies
Ability to deal with occasional emotional or distressing situations either face to face or over the telephone
Proven ability to prioritise own workload effectively and to concentrate, carrying out tasks accurately and in a timely manner
To be well organised and methodical when carrying out tasks

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 1 in Maths/English or equivalent demonstrable experience

Experience

Essential

Good keyboard skills and experience of using electronic spreadsheets, databases, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures and software programmes
Excellent communication skills to effectively exchange routine information to a wide variety of staff, patients and external agencies
Ability to deal with occasional emotional or distressing situations either face to face or over the telephone
Proven ability to prioritise own workload effectively and to concentrate, carrying out tasks accurately and in a timely manner
To be well organised and methodical when carrying out tasks

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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