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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-CS2835-CC
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Harbour Inpatient Unit
Town
Blackpool
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Assistant

Band 3

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

  • Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
  • Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
  • Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

Please note, you must have ongoing right to work in the UK to apply for this role, sponsorship is unfortunately not available for this post. 

Are you a looking for an exciting career opportunity in pharmacy?

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, hard working and patient-focused Pharmacy Support Worker to join our pharmacy team at The Harbour. The Harbour is a Mental Health Hospital with 10 wards including Psychiatric Intensive Care Units, Acute Admissions, Dementia and Advanced Care Wards.

The successful applicant will work as part of our clinical inpatient team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers deliver excellent patient care and ensure safe and effective medicines management processes within the service.

You should be self -motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job

As a purely clinical service there is no pharmacy-based dispensary commitment, bank holiday or weekend working. We can also offer flexible working hours and are committed to improving working lives. 

The Pharmacy Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust is a well-established team with a wealth of expertise in both Mental Health and Community services and continues to provide high quality clinical input into all aspects of the health provision delivered by the organisation. We are a supportive team committed to the education and development of our expanding service. 

We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service.

Staff at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust work to improve lives with a culture based on four core values:

We are kind

We are a team

We are respectful

We are always learning

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy services, or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Medication legislation
  • Stock control, storage and management of medication

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Computer literacy, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise own workload
  • Calm, objective and able to work accurately under pressure

Personal

Essential criteria
  • Ability and willingness to travel to Trustwide locations
  • Pleasant and approachable manner
  • Strong sense of responsibility

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. You are therefore advised to consider applying for this vacancy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Natalie Auld
Job title
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01253 447716
Additional information

If you would like any further information please contact 

Natalie Auld – Senior Pharmacy Technician

[email protected] 

01253 447716

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