Job overview

Are you a qualified Pharmacy Assistant with a GPhC-accredited qualification in Pharmacy Services and experience working in an NHS pharmacy setting? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment and enjoy being part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team? If you’re someone who brings enthusiasm, adaptability, and a proactive approach to your work—we’d love to hear from you.

This role offers a distinctive opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a patient-facing setting. As a Medicines Optimisation Assistant, you’ll be part of a growing and supportive team, with the chance to work directly on wards, contributing to the safe discharge of patients with respect to medicines, and support the review of patients’ own drugs (PODs). These responsibilities provide valuable exposure to clinical pharmacy practice and help build a strong foundation for future career progression.

We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running, learn quickly, and bring energy and initiative to a dynamic and evolving service.

Main duties of the job

Provides technical support and extended role clinical duties on wards and in the pharmacy relating to optimal use of medicines.  Area of work will be determined by service needs and the postholder will need to be proficient to work in all areas.

The role involves supply of medicines via various routes supporting assessment of patients’ medicines needs and resolution of physical and clinical issues relating to medicines.

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care for the people that we serve.