Pharmacy Assistant Role

1 month ago


Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and responsible individual to join our pharmacy team as a pharmacy assistant based in the dispensary at Ipswich hospital.

As a pharmacy assistant, you will work with our dispensary team providing pharmacy services from the Ipswich dispensary and hatch area. Your duties will include dispensing for inpatients and outpatients, dispensing controlled drugs, liaising with patients for the home delivery of medication, and following standard procedures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Undertake study and complete NVQ Level 2 training relevant to the post, and complete in-house competencies and training while gaining relevant experience.
  • Dispense medication including controlled drugs, unlicensed medicines, cytotoxic medicines, and Monitored Dosage System (MDS) to In-patients and Out-patients by receipt of prescriptions from patients, staff, or representatives.
  • Attend to patients/customers/representatives/carers/hospital staff and other hospital visitors at the reception hatches.
  • Collect prescription charges from eligible Out-patients and issue ticket.
  • Issue medication to patients following procedure and referring to Pharmacist if required.
  • Record requests on a computerised tracking system, for discharge prescriptions and inpatient charts received in and dispatched from Pharmacy.
  • Check that the patient has a valid exemption, eg. Pre-payment card/maternity exemption card, and ensure/support patients to complete the relevant information on the back of the prescription.
About Us

We are East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, providing hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.



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