Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant - Queens Hospital
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,179 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7515073/162-6918-AV-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join our team at Queen’s Hospital, Pharmacy.
Your duties will include:
ØDispensing medication for Inpatients and Outpatients.
ØDispensing Controlled Drugs
ØStock management including receiving and checking orders, checking expiry dates and general housekeeping duties within the dispensary.
ØReception duties including receiving prescriptions
You must hold a Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) or equivalent. Ideally you should have worked in a Pharmacy Hospital environment but welcome applications from candidates with community Pharmacy experience.
You must be hard working, methodical and accurate, flexible & have a good attendance record. Experience of working with computers and the general public is essential.
Queen’s Hospital provides full 7-day working and this post will involve some late, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts.
If you are interested and would like further details, contact Helen Little, Dispensary Manager, Queen’s Hospital email:helen.little8@nhs.netor01708 435 569.
To carry out basic pharmacy duties and assist in the provision of a high quality, patient orientated service, to include dispensing for inpatients and outpatients receiving in prescriptions and may include providing a top-up service to a designated ward or department
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer inspecial measures; we’ve openedtwo new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been namedthe top CEOby the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’sand get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen’s Health Hubin Ilford; anAgeing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospitaland atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hubin Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wageemployer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on01708 435000ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join our team at Queen’s Hospital, Pharmacy.
Your duties will include:
ØDispensing medication for Inpatients and Outpatients.
ØDispensing Controlled Drugs
ØStock management including receiving and checking orders, checking expiry dates and general housekeeping duties within the dispensary.
ØReception duties including receiving prescriptions
You must hold a Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) or equivalent. Ideally you should have worked in a Pharmacy Hospital environment but welcome applications from candidates with community Pharmacy experience.
You must be hard working, methodical and accurate, flexible & have a good attendance record. Experience of working with computers and the general public is essential.
Queen’s Hospital provides full 7-day working and this post will involve some late, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts.
If you are interested and would like further details, contact Helen Little, Dispensary Manager, Queen’s Hospital email:helen.little8@nhs.netor01708 435 569.
To carry out basic pharmacy duties and assist in the provision of a high quality, patient orientated service, to include dispensing for inpatients and outpatients receiving in prescriptions and may include providing a top-up service to a designated ward or department
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer inspecial measures; we’ve openedtwo new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been namedthe top CEOby the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’sand get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen’s Health Hubin Ilford; anAgeing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospitaland atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hubin Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wageemployer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on01708 435000ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
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