Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

Transformationunitgm; Ealing; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to provide exceptional service within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or be working towards it, as well as good GCSEs or equivalent qualifications. This full-time role, based in Ealing, involves participating in the weekend and bank holiday rota, and offering excellent communication and teamwork skills. A competitive salary package and supportive environment for professional development are offered.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or working towards it.
• Good standard of education, GCSE or equivalent required.
• Pharmacy experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide the best possible service for patients.
• Participate in the weekend & bank holiday rota.
• Maintain good communication with team members.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

IT skills

Education

NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Good GCSEs or equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

CMM/Cerner

OMNICELL

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Assistant Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: Please note: Only candidates with the legal Right to Work in UK will be considered for this role. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time. Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 337-NP-9262DG

Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Ealing Hospital Pharmacy Department Town Ealing Salary £29,651 - £31,312 per annum Inclusive HCAS pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/12/2025 23:59

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
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We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us #WeAreLNWH

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

You will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team. You will also need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development.

The department actively promotes development, education and training. To apply you will need to have good GCSEs or equivalent and a NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or working towards completing the NVQ level 2 qualification.

This is a full time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend & bank holiday rota.

We could offer this post as a band 2 to 3 progression for the candidates who do not have NVQ level 2.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be self-motivated with good communication and interpersonal skills. You will have a friendly and approachable personality, be willing to work as part of a team and committed to providing the best possible service for patients.

The department actively promotes development, education and training. To apply you will need NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy services qualification, good GCSE's or equivalent and good IT skills.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

• NVQ (QCF) level 2 in Pharmacy Services or an equivalent Pharmacy Assistant certificate
• Good standard of education, GCSE or equivalent. Grade A-C or 9-5 in both mathematics and English
• Willingness to work towards NVQ level 2

Knowledge and experience

• Pharmacy experience
• Knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Hospital pharmacy experience
• CMM/Cerner experience & OMNICELL experience

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Able to work as part of a team
• Good organisational and communicational skills

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.