Senior Pharmacy Support Worker

Employer: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Position: Senior Pharmacy Support Worker
Salary: £25,760 – £27,476 a year
Job Type: Full-time
Work location: Southampton 

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

The Medicines Management team at UHS are excited to offer a unique opportunity to work in a senior capacity within our Pharmacy Support Worker team. This role is centred around emergency medicine, supporting the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Medicine wards.
The successful candidate will ensure that patients in all areas have access to the medicines they need, playing a vital role in keeping patients safe while supporting patient flow by expediting discharges via our Near Patient Dispensing services.
This is an opportunity to make a real difference to patients while working in a supportive and nurturing team.
University Hospital Southampton is one of England’s largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Your Responsibilities include:

• Delivering medicines to emergency/acute medical areas maintaining patient safety plus treatment flow.

• Supporting pharmacist teams across hospital wards managing pharmaceutical supply chain efficiently.

• Utilising Near Patient Dispensing services accelerating safe patient discharges consistently.

• Covering large distances plus lifting heavy items serving dynamic medical department requirements.

Work Schedule

Full-time hours 

You Will Have

• Have a can-do, proactive attitude

• Excellent communication skills

• Be flexible to constantly changing demands of the hospital

• Patients First

• Always Improving

• Working Together

• Manual dexterity

• General IT Skills

• Microsoft Office skills

• Keyboard skills

• Leadership

• Customer Service

• Communication

• Numeracy Skills

• Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly

• Prioritisation

• Working autonomously

• Working under pressure

• Self-motivated

• Organisational skills

• Adaptability

• Concerntration

Requirements

• 2 GCSE’s or equivalent grades A* – C or 4-9 in English and Maths (If qualifications gained outside the UK evidence of equivalent standards must be demonstrated at interview)

• NVQ 2 in Pharmacy or other Level 2 approved GPhCqualification for pharmacy support staff or equivalent experience

• Supervisory qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience of supervision

• Previous pharmacy experience (hospital or community) or supervisory experience

• Must be able to commit to completing ‘in-house’ training programme within 6 months of starting. Opportunities to progress are available but may require additional qualifications to meet eligibility criteria to undertake additional qualifications

• Must be able to work late evenings, bank holidays and weekend working according to rota requirements

• Health and physical abilities sufficient for the post (if necessary with reasonable adjustments with respect to the Equality Act/Disability Discrimination Act).

• Required to lift and handle packages, weighing up to 15kg on a repetitive basis. (Reasonable adjustment may be made) Required to move pallets weighing between 500 and 600kg using an unpowered pallet truck daily (Receipts posts only)

• Other healthcare qualifications

• GCSEs in science-based or other role specific relevant subjects

• Previous experience in health or social care (if not pharmacy)

• Experience in stock control i.e., receiving, maintaining and / or issuing stock

• Clinical trials or research experience (Clinical trials only)

• Use of till and / or handling money in a work environment (RSH posts only)

Benefits

• Flexible working 

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Application Process

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