Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 430-CC26-1128A
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pharmacy (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £25,272 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/10/2026
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant
Band 2
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Pharmacy Assistant (Rotational)
Department: Pharmacy
Band 2 £25,272 per annum
Full-time 37.5 per week shift pattern - Sunday & Bank Holiday roster, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
It is an exciting time to join the pharmacy team at MKUH; we are continually growing and influence and have recently built a new Aseptic Unit and refurbished our main pharmacy department including the installation of a state of the art dispensing robot.
We are a department of over 90 staff providing pharmacy services through team-working and prioritising the needs of those we serve, so evidence of customer service skills would be an advantage.
Our Pharmacy Assistants provide dispensing services in the hospital pharmacy and work in the pharmacy stores, on the wards (top up of stock) and our aseptic production unit on a rotational basis as required by the service. This will broaden your skills and helps us to ensure we have a service that can meet all the demands that are placed on it.
If you think that you can fill this role, and help yourself and our pharmacy to deliver excellent service, we are interested in receiving your application through NHS jobs www.nhs.jobs.uk
For further information, please contact Amy Baker on 01908 995719 or email [email protected]
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: 05.10.2026
Main duties of the job
- To perform, under supervision, all types of pharmaceutical work appropriate to the level of knowledge and experience, in order to participate in the provision of pharmaceutical services to our patients and staff.
- To hold or acquire the required academic standard and technical skills to obtain an NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services Skills.
- To act as a dispenser within our hospital pharmacy service, as required, on a rotational basis and as part of our weekend, end of day and bank holiday service to the patients of our hospital and other organisations to whom we provide pharmaceutical support.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
'NHS Staff Survey 2024' A strong 76.6% of this staff group express genuine enthusiasm for their work.
- To be part of the pharmacy team and work with staff within the pharmacy department and across the Trust to enable the objectives of the Trust to be achieved.
- To contribute to the Trust compliance with Medicines Management standards and the Clinical Governance and Risk Management agendas.
- To ensure the Pharmacy department is compliant with relevant statutory and professional standards on Health & Safety, COSHH, Clinical Governance, and Medicines Management by ensuring your actions take account of all guidance provided.
- To fulfil the duties assigned from time to time as required to meet the needs of the Trust, its patients, staff and visitors; to participate in rotas and flexible arrangements to maintain the services required as defined by the chief pharmacist or pharmacy staff to whom those decisions are delegated
Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C or above including English & Math’s
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of pharmacy or other customer/Patient focused caring field
- Experience of working with formal procedures
- Team work
- CMM Pharmacy Computer System
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication & IT skills
- Ability to complete the Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills
- Ability to work flexibly and prioritise workload
- Methodical and efficient
- Able to work safely and effectively under pressure and/or minimal supervision
- Safety/security awareness
Desirable criteria
- Customer care skills
- Understanding of stock control
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Proactive attitude to ongoing training, development and assessment
- Responsible, Flexible & Professional in behaviour and appearance
- Courteous in manner
- Able to read and write in the English language to a level where drug names and instructions can be accurately received, recorded and given as part of the roles that are included in the rotations within pharmacy and on the wards
Communication
Essential criteria
- Experience of using written and numeric communication skills
Specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Baker
- Job title
- Deputy Dispensary Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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