West Middlesex University Hospital

Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust (West Middlesex Site)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant to join the Pharmacy Department Team at Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust l (West Middlesex Site).

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Assistant who is willing to work within a supportive Pharmacy team keen to develop the pharmacy services. The post holder must possess excellent interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills and able to work with a wide range of professionals.

The successful candidate will be based in the Dispensary and will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.

Previous experience of working in a pharmacy hospital is essential.

To manage stock control and be a super user for the Rowa

Training rotational assistants and other grades of staffing

Dispense medication in the Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England’s top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us ‘Good’ in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and ‘Outstanding’ in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

STOCK & INVENTORY

Stock control management including putting stock away received from stores, rotating stock/checking expiries where relevant and performing stock control counts.

Ensure dispensary areas are sufficiently stocked with all sundries (leaflets, cards, bottles, bags).

Sort, count, compile and, where relevant, dispose of unsuitable medication returns.

Carry out daily monitoring of fridge and dispensary temperatures.

To release and order stock from Stores.

To be a ROWA Super user and provide training where required.

To monitor all “to follows” drugs

General housekeeping of ROWA.

Adjust stock/expired stock investigations.

For more information please see the attached job description.