Rotational Pharmacy Assistant

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant to join our friendly and hardworking Pharmacy Department, supporting the Dispensary and Purchasing & Distribution teams on a rotational basis.

In this varied and hands‑on role, you will work closely with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to help deliver a high‑quality, safe and efficient pharmacy service for patients and healthcare professionals. Your day‑to‑day work will include supporting the dispensing of medicines, managing and checking stock levels, assisting with over‑labelling and pre‑packing of medications, and helping ensure wards have the medicines they need.

You will also play an important part in maintaining a clean, safe and well‑organised working environment, following Standard Operating Procedures, Health & Safety guidance and Trust waste management policies at all times. Alongside this, you will support senior pharmacy staff in ensuring the smooth running of dispensary, purchasing and distribution services.

This role is ideal for someone who is organised, detail‑focused and keen to develop their skills within a busy healthcare setting, while making a real contribution to patient care.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description and the Person Specification for full details of the job role.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and the Person Specification for full details of the job role.

Person specification

Qualifications And Training

Essential criteria

• Qualifications and Training

Desirable criteria

• Qualifications and Training

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge & Experience

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge & Experience

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD&PS Rotational Assistant (PDF, 498.3KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Natalie Bloomer Job title Dispensary Manager Email address ***email_hidden*** Telephone number 01225 824639