Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant

1 week ago


Romford, Greater London, United Kingdom Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

We are seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join the staff in the newly automated Stores section of the Pharmacy department at Queens Hospital, Essex.


  • To ensure that all standard Operating procedures are followed
  • To ensure the safe storage, and supply of Pharmaceuticals to wards, departments, and dispensaries throughout the trust.
  • To be responsible for the standards within the stores area, promoting good practice.
  • To help in the receipt of drugs
  • To hold a level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service skills (QCF) and/or Level 2 certificate in Pharmaceutical science


You will be self-motivated and have excellent communication, time management skills and able to work effectively in a team and under own initiative.

The position demands a well organised person, who is capable of multi-tasking and demonstrates accurately following instructions in a very busy stores environment to provide a customer focused service.

Team working and organisational skills are required together with ability to prioritise when necessary. You should be able to remain calm under pressure and work conscientiously whilst paying particular attention to detail.

Assist in the replenishment of ward and pharmacy stocks by filling ward boxes using the pharmacy store robot.

Picking of bulk fluids for the wards, dealing with bulk fluid orders from Baxters.

Assist in the management of stock within the Pharmacy.

We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs.

Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.


Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford.

We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.


We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need.

The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen's and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.


We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital.

We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

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