Posted 04 June, 2026
Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Medicines Management
Epson and Stelier University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, Greater London EC1A, United Kingdom
Full Time
Reference: 367469019
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key activities in addition to provision of a regular top-up service will be:
The role is primarily ward based and will require a good understanding of medicine supply systems.
You will be required to participate in the seven day, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas .
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Skills
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: [email protected]
Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
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Key activities in addition to provision of a regular top-up service will be:
- Support the transfer of patient's own and dispensed one-stop medication between wards
- To put stock items away and rotate stock to minimise wastage.
- To identify slow moving stock and transfer to alternative locations in the trust to minimise wastage.
- To identify medicines supplied for patients that have been transferred and to deliver to patient's current location to reduce requirement for re-dispensing.
- To check and clear medicine trollies at least once a week.
- To reduce number of expired medicines & liquid medicines not labelled with "opened on"/expiry date.
- To support the ward staff in ensuring fridge and clinical room temperatures are recorded on a daily basis.
The role is primarily ward based and will require a good understanding of medicine supply systems.
You will be required to participate in the seven day, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas .
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of stock rotation & expiry dates
- Knowledge of different medicine formulations
- Significant experience of pharmacy distribution/dispensing systems
- Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to organise own and others workload
- Good customer care skills
- Computer literate, IT skills
- Good written communication
Desirable criteria
- Experience with CMM (previously JAC) Pharmacy Computer System
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: [email protected]
Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
