Pharmacy Assistant

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Pharmacy Assistant - Rotational

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Pharmacy Assistant Rotational - Band 2 (with Band 3 progression)

We are excited to invite applications from enthusiastic, motivated and adaptable pharmacy assistants with good communication and interpersonal skills to join our friendly, dedicated pharmacy team. We will support you to progress your career and learn new skills.

Applicants must hold or be willing to work towards the NVQ level 2 qualification in Pharmacy service skills or equivalent.

Essential criteria for apprenticeship funding eligibility:

- Aged 16 or above

- Resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years.

- Must hold a GCSE in Maths & English (Grade A*-C/9-5 OR functional skills in Maths and English

- Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in the same training subject

- Must not already be in any form of formal government funded education.

Main duties of the job

We require rotational pharmacy assistants to work in our busy dispensary providing a range of dispensing duties for patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The post holder will also work within the receipt and distribution team on a rotational basis.

The post holders will also be offered the opportunity to undertake ward based training. This will provide you with the skills to work alongside the pharmacy team at ward level within the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Your role will include checking Patient's Own Drugs and Transcribing medications for supply.

About us

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop. We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.

Job responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

Duties within the dispensary include: Labelling and dispensing of medicines including blister packs Reception duties Duties within receipt and distribution include: Receipt and storage of medicines including expiry date checks Replenishment of ward stock Delivering medicines to wards when needed

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

- Experience of working in a team

- Good level of literacy and numerical skills and ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations

- Experience of working within a hospital pharmacy

- NVQ Level 2 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent

- 5 GCSE's at grade A*-C (including maths, english language and science)

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£24,465 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata

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