Job Title: Senior Pharmacy Assistant Stores (Band 3) | Location: University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | Contract: Permanent Full-Time | Hours: 37.5 hours per week, including 1 in 7 weekends
About the Role: We are seeking a motivated and reliable Senior Pharmacy Stores Assistant to join our team. You will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy stores and dispensary, ensuring safe and efficient handling of medicines and supplies. Duties include receiving and checking deliveries, stock management, dispensing prescriptions, and providing excellent customer service to patients and staff.
What We're Looking For:
* Good communication skills and attention to detail
* Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team
* Basic IT skills and numeracy
* Previous pharmacy or hospital experience desirable but not essential
Why Join Us? This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a busy hospital pharmacy environment and contribute to high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
To supervise the provision of an accurate and timely distribution of drugs to Wards, departments and within the pharmacy department.
* Managing the day to day running of the distribution service
* Stock control
* Training other staff
* Covering the storekeeper in receiving goods from external suppliers
Working pattern Full-time
Workforce
* You will be responsible for two regular members of staff plus two rotational staff and any students rotating through the Stores and Distribution area.
* Work will be generated by staff within the pharmacy department and by staff in wards and departments within the hospital and community services.
Partnerships / Communications and Relationships
You will work closely with the Principal Pharmacy Technician and Senior Pharmacy Technicians to ensure the smooth running of the Stores and Distribution departments. You will liaise with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other staff within the Pharmacy department. You will be communicating with staff from wards and departments around the hospital.
General duties
* Supervise the day to day running of the distribution section ensuring that all pharmacy assistant duties are completed daily. Liaise with the Chief/Senior Pharmacy Technician(s) appropriately.
* Organise and ensure daily stock checks are completed making any amendments necessary.
* Produce and circulate the weekly ward top up rotas taking into account staff sickness and annual leave.
* Ensure staff availability is sufficient to cover ward top-ups on a daily basis and refer to the Chief/ Senior Technician(s) where necessary.
* Check and sign off Pharmacy ward top up boxes before releasing them for the porter to take to the ward.
* Complete the distribution error form for all boxes checked and discuss all errors with affected staff.
* Report any computer problems to the Pharmacy System Manager.
* Deal with Stores / distribution queries from wards, other hospital departments and external sources.
* Update ward top up sheets after liaising with the ward Pharmacist or relevant nurse or ward manager.
* Run and check To-follow reports from the Pharmacy computer system and supply any out of stock items to wards. Liaise with Order Clerk as necessary.
* Ensure that internal orders are dealt with promptly and sent to the respective area.
* Ensure any equipment failure is reported to the appropriate person/ department.
* Ensure the daily filing of requisition order forms from wards.
* Ensure the monthly filing is completed for archiving.
* Input onto the computer system all weekend and out of hours stock requests, which had not been booked out at the time.
* Provide ward top up cover in the event of staff absence
* Provide cover for Storekeeping duties when requested
* Monitor and record environmental temperatures within the Stores and Distribution area. Report any out of range temperatures immediately to the Chief/Senior Pharmacy Technician(s).
* Organise the distribution staff to perform the three monthly expiry date check of the drugs kept in the departments and clinics, which are not topped up regularly.
* Responsible for ensuring the daily cleaning of stores area & trolleys is performed and the log completed.
* Maintain the Porters log for delivering the green boxes & packages to the wards & departments.
* Act as a witness for the NVQ level 2 & 3 students while they cover the elements in stores & distribution
Job Description / Person Specification
Essential
* Qualifications & Training: Units of level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service skills in relevant areas of work
* Experience: Use of computers
* Knowledge & Skills: Literate and Numerate and be able to perform simple calculations - tested at interview; Good communication skills; Team player; Ability to work under pressure; Able to organise self; Attention to detail; Enthusiastic about hospital pharmacy
Desirable
* Maths GCSE grade A-C (or equivalent)
* English GCSE grade A-C (or equivalent)
* Previous Hospital/Pharmacy Experience
* Work from written procedures
* Dealing with the public
Other
* 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 details
* Employer name: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
* Address: University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH
* Employer's website: https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/
Posting date: 19 January 2026
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