Job summary
- Main area
- PHARMACY
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 16 hours per week
- Job ref
- 156-7285427
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- pa pro rata
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant Immunoglobulins and Cancer Services
Band 2
Job overview
The general pharmacy department is looking for recruit a pharmacy assistant. We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our highly motivated and focused Cancer services team to support the pharmacy by ensuring that the administrative and stock control duties involved with Immunoglobulins (IVIGs) are undertaken.
This position is for 16 hours per week but can be flexible as to how those hours are used. For example four 4 hour days or two 8 hour days etc
Main duties of the job
The post holder must have-
Good organisational skills
Demonstrate high levels of accuracy in all areas of work
Able to work with PC’s input data and other information
The post holder will be required to undertake further education, training and validation before being allowed to undertake the duties required of this post.
Be able to work in a team or autonomously when working on the wards during top up duties.
To participate in GDP training to meet the requirements of the wholesale dealer Licence
To undertake all mandatory training as requested by the Trust
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education including GCSE grade C in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2 in pharmacy services
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in customer care environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a pharmacy environment
Practical and intellectual
Essential criteria
- Experience in customer care environment
- Good all round communication skills both verbal and written
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate good levels of accuracy in all areas of work
- Good computer and keyboard skills
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
- Kimberley Olds
- Job title
- Operations Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252588
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