Are you ready to start a rewarding career in healthcare? Whether you're just beginning your journey or looking for a fresh challenge, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.
Why Join Us?
Earn while you learn : Gain a nationally recognised NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services .
No experience? No problem! We welcome applicants with a willingness to learn and grow.
Be part of something bigger : Help deliver safe, efficient, and compassionate care to patients across our hospital sites.
What We’re Looking For:
Essential qualifications : GCSEs in Maths and English (Grade C/Level 4 or above) or equivalent (proof required).
A positive attitude : Enthusiastic, reliable, and flexible team players.
A commitment to care : Interest in pharmacy services and a desire to support patient wellbeing.
What You’ll Do:
Dispense and issue medicines, including controlled drugs and unlicensed products.
Support ward stock top-ups and emergency orders.
Handle deliveries, stock rotation, and automated dispensing systems.
Work across multiple hospital sites as part of a dynamic and supportive team.
Where You’ll Work:
Primarily based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital , with rotation across other Trust sites. Travel flexibility is essential.
What You’ll Get:
Full training and development support.
Inclusive and diverse working environment.
Opportunities to grow within the NHS.
Access to staff wellbeing services and flexible working arrangements.
Working within a busy department you will need good communication skills to work with your team and service users. You must be able to present yourself in a professional manner and work to our trust values.
Accuracy and attention to detail is essential as you will be involved in the supply of medicines. You will need to be able to prioritise and adapt to the needs of the service thought the day. To ensure as a member of the pharmacy department you deliver a cost effective and high quality service.
If you do not already have a Level 2 Pharmacy qualification, you will be needed to complete this training as required by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
You will be required to participate in weekend, late night and bank holiday rotas.
These posts will be based on EITHER Broadgreen or Royal hospital site.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the required skill level.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page .
Key Responsibilities/Duties
1. Dispense and issue medicines from the Pharmacy Department including extemporaneously prepared products, controlled drugs, unlicensed medicines, in accordance with the policies, procedures and safe systems of work, which prevail in the department at the time.
2. Order and supply pharmaceuticals as part of the ward stock top-up service.
3. Load medicines received into the automated dispensing machine.
4. Answer basic reception queries within area of competence and refer to senior assistant / other pharmacy staff member as required.
5. Input data into the Pharmacy computer system to ensure that all appropriate records are made and kept up to date.
6. Receive medicines into the Pharmacy Department and ensure that the documentation and computer entry is carried out in a timely and accurate manner.
7. Investigate and resolve delivery discrepancies, liaising with invoicing staff, making appropriate records of all investigations and outcomes.
8. Ensure that all pharmaceutical preparations are stored appropriately.
9. Rotate stock at the point of good receipt.
10. Deal with routine enquiries.
11. Ensure that all unused medicines (if appropriate) returned to the pharmacy are recycled in accordance with the safe systems of work and always participate in the safe disposal of medicines in accordance with departmental procedures.
12. Manually handle IV fluids, bulk feed deliveries and manoeuvre cages and tote boxes for delivery toward/departments, outside clinics
13. Deliver medicines to ward and departments as required.
14. Deal with frequent interruptions e.g., telephone enquires from internal and external customers.
15. Fix the robot when basic errors occur.
16. Participate in daily stock count
17. Issue medicines which are on “To-Follows” list.
18. Participate in development and project work in line with the objectives of the Trust and Pharmacy Directorate
19. Deal with ad hoc stock requests as they arise (by telephone or portal) from wards/departments and outside clinics. These may be urgent and will need to be prioritised appropriately.
20. Supply emergency orders
21. Together with other members of staff to ensure that procedures are carried out in accordance with current legislation and regulations in respect of the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH and that other pertinent recommendations and standards are complied with.
22. Participate and co-operate in weekend, Bank Holiday, Statutory Holiday, early morning, and evening services as per departmental arrangements. This may be subject to change to meet the needs of our patients.
23. Undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with this role as required.
24. Work across site where required.
25. The post holder will be expected to adapt to changes that may occur, which may affect the current practices within the Pharmacy Department, such as the introduction of new equipment, procedures, policies, and hours of working.
See Job Description attached for further information.
