Job overview
Senior Dispensary Pharmacy Assistant - Band 3
West Middlesex University Hospital
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex Site)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join the Pharmacy Department Team at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex Site).
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Assistant who is willing to work within a supportive Pharmacy team keen to develop the pharmacy services. The post holder must possess excellent interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills and be able to work with a wide range of professionals.
The successful candidate will be based in the Dispensary and will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.
Previous experience of working in a pharmacy hospital is essential.
Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover). Full time, Flexible working. Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm and one weekend day every 6 weeks (9am-5pm)).
Site: West Middlesex Hospital Town Isleworth.
Salary £30,630 – £32,346 per annum incl. HCAS. Job ref 289-CS-435. Closing 22/06/2026 23:59.
Main duties of the job
* To manage stock control and be a super user for the Rowa
* Training rotational assistants and other grades of staffing
* Dispense medication in the Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award‑winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
STOCK & INVENTORY
* Stock control management including putting stock away received from stores, rotating stock/checking expiries where relevant and performing stock control counts.
* Ensure dispensary areas are sufficiently stocked with all sundries (leaflets, cards, bottles, bags).
* Sort, count, compile and, where relevant, dispose of unsuitable medication returns.
* Carry out daily monitoring of fridge and dispensary temperatures.
* To release and order stock from Stores.
* To be a ROWA Super user and provide training where required.
* To monitor all “to follows” drugs
* General housekeeping of ROWA.
* Adjust stock/expired stock investigations.
For full details, please see the attached job description.
Person specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION
* English, Maths and Science GCSE Grand C or above or equivalent
* NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent (including Dispensing units) or willing to work towards
Experience
* Previous experience of working in hospital Pharmacy
* Customer Service
* Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
* Experience of using JAC
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Accurately dispense to set standards
* Ability to support and train others
* Ability to motivate self and others and demonstrate enthusiasm for the position
* Ability to communicate routine information effectively using clear written and spoken English
* Ability to clearly and accurately complete routine documentation
* Ability to use basic IT including Word, E-mail etc
* Familiar with Pharmacy procedures and workflow
Personal Qualities
* Ability to motivate self and others
* Demonstrate enthusiasm for the position
* Ability to work under pressure accurately and in a busy environment
* Methodical with attention to detail
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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