Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Pharmacy Assistant

The closing date is 23 December 2025

Job summary

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If you are committed to a role which supports patient care, is different every day and provides you with an opportunity to reach your potential, come and talk to us about our pharmacy assistant roles. Would you enjoy the opportunity to play a role in Putting Patients First and giving our patients the Right care, first time, every time?

We are looking for committed individuals who are keen to join the world of hospital pharmacy and our friendly teams, to make a difference to patient care, who are at the heart of everything in the pharmacy. We currently have full and part time opportunities at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester, and at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch .

You will often be the first point of contact for health care professionals across the hospital and members of the public using our service. You must be self-motivated, able to pay attention to detail, be able to work to deadlines and have strong communication skills.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team working closely with Pharmacists, Technicians and other Assistants.

You will have the opportunity as part of the assistant role to work in all aspects of the pharmacy.

All of these duties require a high level of accuracy, an ability to work efficiently within each designated team, and flexibility to undertake varied tasks within your working day.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

  • Best services for local people
  • Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
  • Best use of resources
  • Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-25-0768

Job locations

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties are varied and may include:

Picking, packing and assembling medicines in stock distribution.

Pharmacy stores receiving and processing orders.

Manning the reception within the dispensary, speaking to both staff and patients and dealing with queries.

Supplying medicines to wards and departments by means of a top-up.

Picking intravenous fluids

Duties within our sterile preparation suites.

Delivery of medication to wards and departments.

Replenishing specialist emergency boxes

Participate in established Bank Holiday and Weekend Rotas until the introduction of 7 day working when contracted hours will be undertaken over 7 days.

Please refer to the full Job description for more detail.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties are varied and may include:

Picking, packing and assembling medicines in stock distribution.

Pharmacy stores receiving and processing orders.

Manning the reception within the dispensary, speaking to both staff and patients and dealing with queries.

Supplying medicines to wards and departments by means of a top-up.

Picking intravenous fluids

Duties within our sterile preparation suites.

Delivery of medication to wards and departments.

Replenishing specialist emergency boxes

Participate in established Bank Holiday and Weekend Rotas until the introduction of 7 day working when contracted hours will be undertaken over 7 days.

Please refer to the full Job description for more detail.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Experience of applying high attention to detail
  • Experience of working to deadlines

Desirable

  • Previous hospital or community pharmacy experience
  • Experience of dealing with customers or patient care
  • Experience of stock control

Qualifications

Desirable

  • NPA counter assistant course

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and written
  • Able to carry out verbal and written instructions accurately
  • Able to use Microsoft Office and have standard keyboard skills
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Experience of applying high attention to detail
  • Experience of working to deadlines

Desirable

  • Previous hospital or community pharmacy experience
  • Experience of dealing with customers or patient care
  • Experience of stock control

Qualifications

Desirable

  • NPA counter assistant course

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and written
  • Able to carry out verbal and written instructions accurately
  • Able to use Microsoft Office and have standard keyboard skills

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacy Technician

Lisa Daly

lisa.daly4@nhs.net

01527512086

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-25-0768

Job locations

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB


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