Senior Pharmacy Assistant – Stores and Distribution
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2025 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9275-25-0432 |
Summary
Work within pharmacy Standard operating procedures. To undertake (dispensing) and inventory management (stock control) duties within the Pharmacy to meet the needs and expectations of our service users To buddy and train other members of pharmacy staff who rotate through operational areas on service specific tasks i.e. dispensing and top up services To manage out of stock items and other communications to external customers Ensure the correct storage of the medication and ensure good stock rotation and monitor and check and record expiry dates Sort, file and archive prescriptions and other relevant paper as advised as per standard operating procedures. Ensure that any to follow items are sent as soon as possible and any discrepancies checked. Ensure the availability of sufficient stock and sundries/consumables to the operational areas Answer the telephone and refer clinical queries to the appropriate trained staff member. Maintain good customer services at all times. Ensure that the appropriate manual and computer records are amended when stock is transferred and that stock discrepancies are either corrected immediately or reported to a senior member of staff Carry out daily stock checks against the computer-generated monitoring sheets for stock audit. Ensure that any discrepancies are reported. Delivery of medicines to wards and clinics when required during the week and at weekends Liaise with patients, external customers and hospital staff and resolve any queries. Where queries cannot be resolved then escalate to the appropriate manager. Safely handle medications including those that may be hazardous to health. To support and assist all members of the pharmacy team. Assist in the delivery of dispensed items to the wards and departments Participate in the late-night service, weekend and bank holiday rotas as required. Report any complaints, incidents or near miss situations via the error reporting system and your line manager. Maintain a clean and tidy environment Undertake any other duties as deemed appropriate for safe running of the pharmacy department. To maintain an active portfolio of continuing professional development (CPD) All pharmacy staff must show confidentiality with regard to any information about patients, confidential information about the Trust and commercial information (e.g. drug prices). All work will be carried out in accordance with the relevant laws, the guidelines of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the General pharmaceutical council, Trust and departmental procedures and standards of professional practice