Pharmacy Assistant

Job Overview

Join our friendly and fast-paced pharmacy team in Aldershot, Hampshire!

We are looking for a motivated and reliable

Pharmacy Assistant to join our busy Repackaging Unit. You will work as part of a supportive team of over 20 pharmacy assistants under the guidance of experienced Band 3 Assistants and Production Supervisors.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a professional healthcare environment, has strong attention to detail, and thrives as part of a team.

What We Offer

• Full-time, permanent position
• Supportive and experienced team environment
• Opportunities to develop pharmacy and production skills
• Structured supervision and training
• Based in Aldershot, Hampshire

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with pharmaceutical repackaging and production activities
• Maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality
• Working collaboratively within a large pharmacy team
• Following procedures and safety standards at all times

If you are enthusiastic, organised, and eager to contribute to an essential healthcare service, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To work in team of Twenty plus pharmacy assistants under the supervision of Band 3 assistants and Production Supervisors.
• To undertake a range of production duties under the management of the above, in a manner which ensures a quality service to customers.
• To be responsible for receipt and distribution of pharmaceuticals ensuring good stock control within the unit.
• To work in the Repackaging Unit under the direction of the Senior Pharmacy assistants and Production Supervisors.
• To pre-pack bulk pharmaceuticals into TTO packs, OPD packs and Ward packs for all customers of the unit.
• To work in ‘Clean room’ conditions, using appropriate packaging equipment and wearing appropriate clean room dress if required.

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent, to include English and Mathematics.

Desirable criteria

• NVQ 2 in pharmacy services.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Attention to detail.
• Good basic knowledge computers.
• Great timekeeping.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of pharmaceuticals.
• Knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice).
• Understand computerised stock control and stock rotation.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future , and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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