Job overview
Join Our Team!
Are you passionate about patient care and looking to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment? The Royal London Hospital is seeking a dedicated Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant to support our TTA Optimisation Service. This role is crucial for ensuring the safe, timely, and accurate supply of discharge medicines.
Key Responsibilities:
1. TTA Assembly and Supply: Assist in the accurate assembly, labelling, and distribution of TTA medications, including dosette boxes and compliance aids.
2. Stock Management: Maintain stock accuracy by receiving deliveries, rotating stock, and identifying short-dated medicines for redistribution.
3. Collaboration: Foster positive relationships with pharmacy colleagues, clinical staff, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality service delivery.
4. Administrative Support: Contribute to accurate data collection and documentation to support service monitoring and improvement initiatives.
5. Adherence to Policies: Follow Trust policies on confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, and infection control procedures.
Why Join Us?
Join a team committed to delivering high-quality patient care and improving discharge processes. We provide opportunities for professional development and a supportive working environment.
For more information, please contact:
Prameely Sriramanan, Site Lead Pharmacy Technician () OR
Funke Alimi-Omidiora, Associate Director of Pharmacy ()
Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily support the TTA Optimisation Service at The Royal London Hospital, rotating between the TTA hub and dosette box workstream to assist in the safe, timely, and accurate supply of discharge medicines. As part of a team focused on improving discharge efficiency, the post holder will help prepare, label, and distribute prescribed items, maintain stock accuracy, and contribute to the day-to-day running of the service under the direction of the Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician.
A key part of this role involves maintaining safe and organised stock control across the TTA Hub and other clinical areas, including receiving and putting away deliveries, rotating stock, and identifying short-dated medicines for redistribution where necessary. The post holder will also assist with pharmacy top-up services and support the wider department in meeting medicines optimisation and discharge-related KPIs.
The role requires good communication, initiative, and the ability to work independently within defined procedures. The post holder is expected to foster positive working relationships with pharmacy colleagues, clinical staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality service delivery.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. •GCSEs (Grade A–C / 4–9) in English Language, Maths, and Double Science
7. •NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent qualification)
8. •Working towards or willingness to complete the HEE Medicines Optimisation Programme (MOP) or equivalent (e.g. POD checking and transcription accreditation)
Desirable criteria
9. •HEE MOP programme completed or accredited for POD checks and transcription
10. •Additional units in pharmacy stock control or medicines management
Experience
Essential criteria
11. •Experience in labelling and dispensing of medicines
12. •Experience working within a hospital or community pharmacy team
13. •Familiarity with pharmacy stock control systems (e.g. top-up, returns, expiry checks)
14. •Experience working in a team-based, patient-facing environment
15. •Demonstrated experience supporting medicine supply for discharge
Desirable criteria
16. •Experience in a discharge or TTA-focused service
17. •Use of EPMA and CMM systems
18. •Experience working in ward-based or near-patient dispensing environments
Knowledge
Essential criteria
19. •Awareness of the safe handling and use of medicines
20. •Understanding of stock management principles
21. •Awareness of confidentiality, GDPR, infection control, and health and safety standards
22. •Basic understanding of quality standards in medicines management
Desirable criteria
23. •Knowledge of POD and one-stop dispensing processes
24. •Familiarity with TTA workflows and their impact on patient flow
Skills
Essential criteria
25. •Able to follow SOPs and maintain accurate documentation
26. •Attention to detail when labelling, picking and assembling medicines
27. •Confident communication with multidisciplinary teams, patients, and carers
28. •Basic IT literacy (e.g. Microsoft Office, electronic prescribing systems)
29. •Able to plan and prioritise daily workload under supervision
Desirable criteria
30. •Comfortable liaising with porters or pharmacy couriers for urgent tasks
31. •Confidence working independently when necessary, especially during high-volume periods
Other
Essential criteria
32. •Friendly, approachable, and team-focused
33. •Committed to personal development and training
34. •Willing to work flexibly across both TTA Hub and dosette workstreams as required
35. •Willing to participate in late duty, weekend, and Bank Holiday rotas
Desirable criteria
36. •Clear interest in developing further in medicines management or pharmacy technician training pathways