We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, proactive in their own role. The successful candidate must be able to communicate well and work accurately and efficiently to a high standard in our busy fast-paced dispensary.
You will be based within the main dispensary at Whiston Hospital with rotation to our out-patient centred pharmacy department at St Helens Hospital, where you will assist in the provision of a safe and effective dispensing service. Both St Helens and Whiston Dispensaries have automated dispensing systems in place.
Duties will include routine labelling and dispensing of prescriptions for both inpatients and outpatients, the preparation of extemporaneous medicines, and involvement in the effective management of returned medicines from within the Trust. You will also take part in a rotation to work with our ward-based Pharmacy Technicians to provide a ward based dispensing service.
You will need to take part in our weekend and evening rotas providing a 7‑day‑a‑week service to the Trust.
Current experience of working within a pharmacy setting, for example Hospital Community, Prison service etc. is essential and candidates must have completed an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or another GPhC approved dispensing qualification.
A good standard of education (to GCSE level) would be advantageous and progression opportunities are available.
There are full‑time and part‑time positions available.
The post holder will participate with other pharmacy staff members to provide an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service within the pharmacy departments of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist. Duties will include labelling, dispensing, stock rotation, storage, dealing with dispensary queries and patient counselling.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9,000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services
Acute Care: Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care: Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services: Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services: We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements
* Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
This post will be subject to a standard DBS (with barred list for Adults and Children’s disclosure).
Please note this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications is reached. Interviews will take place week commencing 13th April, 2026. This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026.
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