Lead Pharmacy Assistant– Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Job title:Lead Pharmacy Assistant
Contract type:Permanent
Department:Pharmacy
Responsible to:Pharmacy Manager
Salary range:£31,936 per annum.
Hours of work:37.5 hours per week
Location:Putney, Southwest London
Closing date; 13/05/2025
Interview date;tbc
Benefits:
- Free counselling and therapy sessions and other mental wellbeing support through our partner CIC Wellbeing
- Get involved in our free on-site wellbeing programs, including weekly yoga, and monthly pottery club (we are the UK’s only hospital with its own kiln)
- Financial support services such as low-interest loans and help with savings accounts through our partnership with London Capital Credit Union
- Join our wellbeing networks to connect with people in our hospital; we have a Pride network, Women’s network, and our Race Equality network. We also have heritage events to celebrate the diversity of our workforce – most recently we had a South East Asian celebration.
- Free on-site parking (rare in London)
- More benefits: Cycle2Work scheme, tech purchase support scheme, Blue Light Card discounts, and more.
Please note, to be eligible to apply for this role you must have the Right to Work in the UK we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
Summary of position and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
We have an exciting opportunity and are looking for Lead Pharmacy Assistant to join our Pharmacy Department. The RHN Pharmacy Department consists of a small team that provides services with the aim of ensuring the safe, evidence based, and cost effective use of medicines within the hospital. Main services provided include; medicines supply, prescription review, ward top-up, ward audit, development of local medicines guidelines and policies, supplier engagement and expert medicines advice.
The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.
Main Objectives of the role
- Demonstrate an awareness of RHN’s objectives and contribute to achieving them appropriately
- Strive to improve efficiency in all areas of your work.
- Deliver consistently high quality pharmacy support services
- Demonstrate a patient-focused approach
- Promote the safe and secure handling of medicines within the hospital
- Ensure that hospital resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake duties in the dispensary ensuring that all activities are carried out safely, effectively and efficiently
- Perform ward pharmacy services such as ward top-up, stock management, storage checks, patient medicines cupboard checks, and audits
- Order, receive, and assess suitability of pharmaceutical products
- Record, review, and learn from near misses and incidents
- Produce reports on patient medicine cupboards checks (quarterly), audit activity, dispensary activity, and inventory.
- Document and reconcile medication history
- Deliver pharmaceutical supplies from the Pharmacy to hospital wards as necessary
- Assist with pharmacy domestic duties as required
- Manage queries promptly and appropriately, referring to a more senior colleague where outside of limitations or knowledge
- Action drug alerts and recalls
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Current registration with GPhC & BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or NVQ L2 in Pharmacy
- IT skills – able to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and able to learn new systems e.g. EPR, PMR
- Awareness and training in Information Governance/Data Protection
Desirable
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
- Accredited medicines management qualification
Experience & skills
Essential
- Extensive hospital experience in a hospital pharmacy setting.
- Excellent attendance record and punctuality.
- Possess leadership skills, being highly organised, able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing, and capable of effective workload planning, and direction of personnel.
- Possess analytical skills, being capable of problem solving and effective at using data to drive improvements.
- Resilient and able to cope with pressure within a professional environment requiring high standards of performance and behaviour.
- Competent and capable in manual handling.
Interested in applying and hearing from us?
Apply now and please send a cover letter separately to . It is not mandatory to complete a cover letter but it will significantly enhance your application and chances of being considered for an interview. Your cover letter should be no more than one page, clearly explaining how you have demonstrated the above skills and responsibilities in your current or previous role(s). Please refer to the job description and person specification. You can also email recruitment ‘Lead Pharmacy Assistant’ at for enquires into the role.
To Apply
Please note we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this post at any time and will be reviewing applications as they are submitted.
RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our Resourcing Team at
Candidates applying for a role at the Royal Hospital for Neuro Disability are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and Influenza.
The RHN recognise the importance in addressing environmental sustainability and we strive to contribute to reducing our carbon footprint.
RHN is a care provider for vulnerable patients at extreme risk. In consequence, safeguarding patients will always be our highest priority.
