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Pharmacy Assistant - Rotational
The closing date is 23 September 2025
Pharmacy Assistant Rotational - Band 2 (with Band 3 progression)
We have created a new post and are excited to invite applications from enthusiastic, motivated and adaptable pharmacy assistants with good communication and interpersonal skills to join our friendly, dedicated pharmacy team. We will support you to progress your career and learn new skills.
Main duties of the job
We require rotational pharmacy assistants to work in our busy dispensary providing a range of dispensing duties for patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The post holder will also work within the receipt and distribution team on a rotational basis.
The post holders will also be offered the opportunity to undertake ward based training. This will provide you with the skills to work alongside the pharmacy team at ward level within the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Your role will include checking Patient\'s Own Drugs and Transcribing medications for supply.
Upon successful completion of ward based training and a portfolio of evidence you may be eligible to progress into a band 3 position.
About us
At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We\'re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We\'re here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme,for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop.We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.
Job responsibilities
Duties within the dispensary include: Labelling and dispensing of medicines including blister packs Reception duties Duties within receipt and distribution include: Receipt and storage of medicines including expiry date checks Replenishment of ward stock Delivering medicines to wards when needed
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
* Experience of working in a team
* Good level of literacy and numerical skills and ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations
* Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy
* NVQ Level 2 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
* 5 GCSE\'s at grade A*-C (including maths, english language and science)
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
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.
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
£24,465 to £26,598 a yearper annum, pro rata
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