Overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Pharmacy Department as an Intermediate Dispensing Pharmacy Assistant. This full‑time role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting patient care by ensuring that every patient receives the right medicine at the right time. Based in our busy acute hospital setting at King’s Mill Hospital, you will work closely with clinicians and be part of a multi‑disciplinary team committed to delivering safe and effective pharmacy services. This unique training post offers a one‑year placement combining monthly virtual college attendance with on‑the‑job learning to complete a Level 2 Pharmacy Services Apprenticeship. To meet course requirements, you will also undertake a minimum of 10 hours of home study per month. You will gain hands‑on experience within the Dispensary, developing essential skills and knowledge to support the safe supply of medicines to patients across the Trust.
Essential qualifications
* 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade D/3 or above, including Maths and English Language.
* Certificates must be provided.
If you are enthusiastic, self‑motivated and eager to begin a rewarding career in hospital pharmacy, we would welcome your application. To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.
Role
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Home Office guidance
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Contact for further details / informal visits
Name: Cheryl Smith
Job title: Pharmacy Technician Team Manager
Email address: cheryl.smith27@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01623 622515
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