Job Summary
MSE is looking to hire a band 3 Pharmacy assistant. Come join us to learn new skills and become a part of a valued team.
Managed by the senior pharmacy technician in charge, the post holder will receive, dispense and hand out prescriptions both within the pharmacy and ‘near patient’ on the wards. Provide support to other Pharmacy services, including IT and electronic prescribing system maintenance, receipting of orders, storage and supply of stock Pharmaceuticals, and undertaking audits and stock checks.
No VISA sponsorship available for this role.
Key Responsibilities
* Pharmacy reception duties
* Answering telephone enquiries from staff and patients
* Dispense inpatient and TTA prescriptions within the pharmacy department and on the wards using mobile dispensing trolleys.
* Process prescriptions using the Pharmacy stock control and electronic prescribing system.
* Select, count, package and label prescription items according to department procedure.
* Make records as necessary, e.g. endorse prescription; enter data into the controlled drug register.
* Hand out completed prescriptions with appropriate counselling, under the supervision of the senior pharmacy technician in charge.
* Arrange the couriering of medications to patients' home addresses, including labeling, secure sealing, contacting patients and accurate record keeping of all deliveries.
* Assess suitability of pharmaceuticals for return to stock and return items using the pharmacy stock control system, disposing of items according to department procedure as appropriate.
* Perform departmental stock checks, counting and escalating discrepancies.
* Perform departmental expiry date checks to schedule.
* Process homecare prescriptions and invoices.
* Provide support to end users of the pharmacy Wellsky system.
* Follow departmental standard operating procedures at all times.
* Maintain a clean and tidy workplace.
* Participate in late shift, weekend, and bank holiday rotas.
* Undertake any other reasonable duties the Operational Lead Technician may allocate from time to time.
* Help with the delivery of medications to patients' home addresses, including organizing and using the pharmacy-provided vehicle.
This advert closes on Monday 11 May 2026.
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