Pharmacy Assistant
The closing date is 11 February 2026
Job summary
Initially the General Duties ATO is responsible for assisting the dispensing services to inpatients & outpatients through the following responsibilities. Ensuring the dispensary is kept tidy and has all the items available that are used in supplying medicines to patients - these including making sure that the dispensary has sufficient stocks of bottles, tops, boxes, bags, labels etc.
The ATO also supports areas of stock keeping & management of pharmaceuticals including stock check, goods receipt and stock preparation. For this purpose the ATO will be fully trained to use the robot.
The ATO will regularly support the dispensary service in providing a friendly, professional and informative front line service to all internal dispensary customers. Support will also be given by the ATO in answering the telephone and dealing with tracking and simple internal and external enquiries
Later training under supervision to be a Dispensing ATO, assisting in the dispensing process of patient level medicines in the dispensary & ensure they are safely issued to patients.
Main duties of the job
- To check all orders into the dispensary following standard operating procedures, receive these onto the JAC pharmacy system and via input of invoice into the dispensing robot to store correctly.
- Responsible for accurately replenishing used stock into the robot every morning & and ensuring that no stock is left overnight.
- To monitor dispensary and weekly robot expiry dates and ensure effective stock rotation making sure that short-dated items are easily identifiable or booked to disposal.
- To complete a daily 15 item stock check from the pharmacy JAC system. Complete the paperwork accurately and bring to the attention of the senior technician stock discrepancies as per procedure.
- To be trained as a super user for the pharmacy automated dispensing system (robot) and train others as necessary & perform the weekly shutdown/restart.
- After robot training, complete the morning clearance of errors and the emergency out of hours chute. Check the daily internal temperature & record.
- To effectively use the pharmacy tracking system to deal with enquiries from wards and departments at reception and on the phone.
- Issue ward stock from requisitions, and provide a top up service as required.
For more detailed responsibilities of the job, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Details
Date posted
28 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
387-DT1891-LH-A
Job locations
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) Upper Maudlin Street Bristol BS2 8HW
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) Upper Maudlin Street Bristol BS2 8HW
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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