Senior Pharmacy Assistant

Job title:

Senior Pharmacy Assistant

Company

NHS

Job description

The pharmacy department has a long history of innovation, with established prescribing guidelines, excellent relationships with medical staff, a strong culture of leading clinical audit and research projects and an excellent publication record. All of these attributes we wish to extend to the prison pharmacy services.We believe in supporting our staff to develop to their full potential.Main duties of the jobIf you are a pharmacy assistant with experience of working in a prison setting or a retail pharmacy, this post could be for you. The post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the pharmacy stock and ensuring delivery schedules are to time. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Pharmacy Technician.The post-holder will be based at the dedicated pharmacy department at HMP Isis.About usOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

DetailsDate posted06 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£29,651 to £31,312 a year pa incContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number277-7337772-ISIS-AJob locationsHMP IsisBelmarsh WayLondonSE28 0FZJob descriptionJob responsibilities

• To be responsible for the day to day ordering, receiving and unpacking of pharmaceutical products from suppliers according to GDP and departmental SOPs
• To ensure that medicines are sourced from credible and reliable suppliers, and purchasing contracts are adhered to.
• To accurately use the pharmacy computer system to receive goods into the pharmacy store according to departmental SOPs.
• To ensure that all goods received into pharmacy stores are kept under the appropriate storage conditions in accordance with GDP.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic IDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en). Job descriptionJob responsibilities

• To be responsible for the day to day ordering, receiving and unpacking of pharmaceutical products from suppliers according to GDP and departmental SOPs
• To ensure that medicines are sourced from credible and reliable suppliers, and purchasing contracts are adhered to.
• To accurately use the pharmacy computer system to receive goods into the pharmacy store according to departmental SOPs.
• To ensure that all goods received into pharmacy stores are kept under the appropriate storage conditions in accordance with GDP.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic IDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• NVQ Level 2
• Completion of dispensary competencies (signed off as competent to dispense medicines

Desirable

• Certificate in purchasing and supply (CIPS) level 2 or equivalent experience

SkillsEssential

• 2 years or more experience

ExperienceEssential

• Experience in using JAC

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with wholesalers & Manufacturers

CommunicationEssential

• Good knowledge of pharmacy stock control

Desirable

• Good interpersonal skills

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• NVQ Level 2
• Completion of dispensary competencies (signed off as competent to dispense medicines

Desirable

• Certificate in purchasing and supply (CIPS) level 2 or equivalent experience

SkillsEssential

• 2 years or more experience

ExperienceEssential

• Experience in using JAC

Desirable

• Experience in dealing with wholesalers & Manufacturers

CommunicationEssential

• Good knowledge of pharmacy stock control

Desirable

• Good interpersonal skills

Expected salary

£29651 – 31312 per year

Location

Thamesmead, South East London

Job date

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:56:28 GMT

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