Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Homecare Services | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 PER ANNUM |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | Walsall, WS2 9PS |
| Company: | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7811808/407-WCCS-7811808 |
Summary
PHARMACY DEPARTMENT
Senior Pharmacy Assistant –Homecare Services
Salary Band 3
The Pharmacy department at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to support the Pharmacy Homecare Service.
You will work closely with the Pharmacy Homecare Team to provide high quality care and service to all patients.
Hours are 37.5hrs per week Monday to Friday. You will also be required to work late night and weekends/bank holidays within the dispensary on rota performing the full range of activities within this area.
Applicants should have good communication and organisational skills, be self-motivated and possess excellent interpersonal skills. You must be flexible and able to work well in an environment of change and transition. Applicants must also have good computer skills, be able to work well under pressure and understand your role within the team passing on queries to appropriate personnel when required.
You must be willing to learn and take responsibility, working well within a diverse team consisting of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists, and other Administrative staff. You will also be expected to develop good working relationships with other departments across the Trust and independent Homecare Providers.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trustprovides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and brand new, state of the art Emergency Department is in the process of being completed.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
• Act as the first point of contact for the Pharmacy Homecare Team, dealing with routine queries and referring to the appropriate member(s) of the pharmacy team where appropriate.
• Assisting in the day-to-day smooth communication between the Pharmacy Homecare Team and other areas of the Pharmacy Department, the clinical areas and patients.
• Undertake administrative tasks to facilitate the efficient and timely running of the Pharmacy Homecare Service.
• Help to setup and maintain systems for accurate and efficient recording of Home delivery prescriptions.
• Process Homecare invoices and highlight any discrepancies to the Pharmacy Homecare admin team lead.
• Manage and collate statistical data on Pharmacy Homecare Team activity.
• Support the Pharmacy Homecare Team at operational and governance meetings.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026