Pharmacy Assistant – Rotational
The closing date is 22 December 2025
Are you ready to start a rewarding career in healthcare? Whether you're just beginning your journey or looking for a fresh challenge, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.
Why Join Us?
* Earn while you learn: Gain a nationally recognised NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
* No experience? No problem! We welcome applicants with a willingness to learn and grow.
* Be part of something bigger: Help deliver safe, efficient, and compassionate care to patients across our hospital sites.
What We're Looking For
* Essential qualifications: GCSEs in Maths and English (Grade C/Level 4 or above) or equivalent (proof required).
* A positive attitude: Enthusiastic, reliable, and flexible team players.
* A commitment to care: Interest in pharmacy services and a desire to support patient wellbeing.
What You'll Do
* Dispense and issue medicines, including controlled drugs and unlicensed products.
* Support ward stock top-ups and emergency orders.
* Handle deliveries, stock rotation, and automated dispensing systems.
* Work across multiple hospital sites as part of a dynamic and supportive team.
Where You'll Work
Primarily based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, with rotation across other Trust sites. Travel flexibility is essential.
What You’ll Get
* Full training and development support.
* Inclusive and diverse working environment.
* Opportunities to grow within the NHS.
* Access to staff wellbeing services and flexible working arrangements.
Main Duties
Working within a busy department you will need good communication skills to work with your team and service users. You must be able to present yourself in a professional manner and work to our trust values.
Accuracy and attention to detail is essential as you will be involved in the supply of medicines. You will need to be able to prioritise and adapt to the needs of the service throughout the day to ensure, as a member of the pharmacy department, you deliver a cost effective and high quality service.
Otherwise you need to complete Level 2 Pharmacy qualification if not already held, as required by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
You will be required to participate in weekend, late night and bank holiday rotas.
Job Responsibilities
1. Dispense and issue medicines from the Pharmacy Department including extemporaneously prepared products, controlled drugs, unlicensed medicines, in accordance with the policies, procedures and safe systems of work, which prevail in the department at the time.
2. Order and supply pharmaceuticals as part of the ward stock top‑up service.
3. Load medicines received into the automated dispensing machine.
4. Answer basic reception queries within area of competence and refer to senior assistant / other pharmacy staff member as required.
5. Input data into the Pharmacy computer system to ensure that all appropriate records are made and kept up to date.
6. Receive medicines into the Pharmacy Department and ensure that the documentation and computer entry is carried out in a timely and accurate manner.
7. Investigate and resolve delivery discrepancies, liaising with invoicing staff, making appropriate records of all investigations and outcomes.
8. Ensure that all pharmaceutical preparations are stored appropriately.
9. Rotate stock at the point of good receipt.
10. Deal with routine enquiries.
11. Ensure that all unused medicines (if appropriate) returned to the pharmacy are recycled in accordance with the safe systems of work and always participate in the safe disposal of medicines in accordance with departmental procedures.
12. Manually handle IV fluids, bulk feed deliveries and manoeuvre cages and tote boxes for delivery toward/departments, outside clinics.
13. Deliver medicines to ward and departments as required.
14. Deal with frequent interruptions e.g., telephone enquires from internal and external customers.
15. Fix the robot when basic errors occur.
16. Participate in daily stock count.
17. Issue medicines which are on To‑Follows list.
18. Participate in development and project work in line with the objectives of the Trust and Pharmacy Directorate.
19. Deal with ad hoc stock requests as they arise (by telephone or portal) from wards/departments and outside clinics. These may be urgent and will need to be prioritised appropriately.
20. Supply emergency orders.
21. Together with other members of staff to ensure that procedures are carried out in accordance with current legislation and regulations in respect of the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH and that other pertinent recommendations and standards are complied with.
22. Participate and co‑operate in weekend, Bank Holiday, Statutory Holiday, early morning, and evening services as per departmental arrangements. This may be subject to change to meet the needs of our patients.
23. Undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with this role as required.
24. Work across site where required.
25. The post holder will be expected to adapt to changes that may occur, which may affect the current practices within the Pharmacy Department, such as the introduction of new equipment, procedures, policies, and hours of working.
See Job Description attached for further information.
Person Specification
* GCSE grade C/4 or above (must include Maths and English) or equivalent such as functional skills.
* Experience working in a Healthcare Environment.
* Experience of stock rotation.
* Experience of working in stores and distribution.
* Methodical with attention to detail.
* Enthusiasm for the position.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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