Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Pharmacy Support Worker - Higher Level
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Lorna Eyre, Lead Pharmacy Support Worker
Telephone: 01924 544113
Email: lorna.eyre1@nhs.net
About The Role
We’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Dispensing Assistant to join the Medicines Optimisation team at Pinderfields General Hospital as a Pharmacy Support Worker - Higher Level.
Applications are welcomed from both experienced and newly qualified Dispensing Assistants who have successfully completed an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services, and have experience working within a busy pharmacy environment.
You will work closely with our ward-based Clinical Pharmacy Team to help ensure that patients receive their medicines in a timely manner, supporting the delivery of safe and effective patient care. You will be joining a progressive and forward-thinking Pharmacy Department where innovation, collaboration, and patient-focused care are at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on being a friendly and supportive team, committed to helping you settle into your role and develop your skills and career within pharmacy.
In order to apply for this role, you will need to have:
- An NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services, which includes the dispensing element
- Experience working in a community or hospital pharmacy setting
- A positive and proactive approach to work
- A genuine passion for delivering excellent patient care
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- The ability to manage a busy workload effectively
- The confidence to work independently whilst contributing positively as part of a team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
There will be some weekend and Bank Holiday working on a rota basis. You may also be required to work occasionally at other sites within the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Teaching Trust.
If you are motivated, dedicated, and eager to make a difference to patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Please note that this role is not eligible for a Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship.
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Main duties
Role
As a key member of the Medicines Optimisation team, you will play an essential role in delivering a high-quality, ward-based pharmacy service by:
- Supporting patients directly—reviewing any medicines they have brought to hospital with them, ensuring they are safe to use during admission, confirming supplies for discharge, and accurately documenting details on the electronic prescribing system.
- Maintaining safe and timely care by ordering medication through the electronic prescribing system to help prevent missed doses during a patient’s stay.
- Working collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues and ward staff at all levels to help ensure the smooth and effective running of the service.
- Dispensing medication on the ward for discharge, supporting timely patient flow, and assisting the pharmacy team with counselling patients on newly prescribed treatments.
- Transferring medication between wards when required to support continuity of care.
- Providing support to nursing staff, helping them with medication queries and ordering needs.
- Contributing to staff development by supporting the training of Pharmacy Support Workers, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, and Trainee and Foundation Pharmacists.
Essential Person Specification Requirements
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (must include the dispensing element)
- Experienced or newly qualified Dispensing Assistant
- GCSE's (grade 4 or above) in Maths, English and Science
- Experience of working within a busy pharmacy environment (either hospital or community)
- Good standard of computer skills
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
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We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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