• Job Description

  Req#: C9193-26-0188?language=en&page=40&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant/Porter

  The Pharmacy Assistant/Porter undertakes duties in Pharmacy Stores, performing a range of tasks to assist and support the provision of a variety of Pharmacy services, delivering all stock medicines and I.V. Fluids throughout the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

  Main duties of the job

  • Collect and deliver the Pharmacy Boxes to and from the Wards, Clinics, Departments, andTheatres according to the delivery schedules in operation.
  • Pick IV fluids accurately and pack ready for safe delivery and distribution according to departmental standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure that all deliveries are made securely and that delivery boxes are never left unattended.
  • Receipt and check bulk fluid deliveries twice a week liaising with the Rotational Senior Pharmacy Assistant to book in the goods in CMM and flagging up any discrepancies and issues identified.
  • Count bulk fluids twice a week and liaise with the procurements team for placing orders.
  • Liaise with delivery drivers and sign for deliveries, checking that parcels are labelled correctly and packages requiring special storage are dealt with correctly.
  • Follow standard operating procedures when handling substances subject to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations, including deliveries containing dry ice.
  • Report stock discrepancies and assist with cyclical stock takes, following departmental standard operating procedures.
  • Hand over packages containing pharmaceutical stock to internal and contracted staff, obtaining signatures where required and ensuring storage and handling requirements are maintained and communicated.
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are observed.
  • Adhere to Departmental security procedure and NHS Foundation Trust/Pharmacy policies.

  About us

  Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

  The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

  Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

  Details

  Date posted

  22 March 2026

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,465 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  193-7849962NCG

  Job locations

  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

  London Road

  Reading

  RG1 5AN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

  Person Specification

  Education, Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • GCSEs at level 4-9 (grade A* - C or equivalent) in Maths, English Language and 2 Science subjects (A)

  Desirable

  • NVQ and BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services, OR willing to work towards qualification (A)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Lifting and Handling; Customer service experience

  Desirable

  • Previous working experience

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to prioritise workload and work independently with minimal supervision
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Ability to handle and move up to 20kg
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to work with a good level of concentration for prolonged periods of time

  Desirable

  • Proficient IT and keyboard skills

  Person Specification

  Education, Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • GCSEs at level 4-9 (grade A* - C or equivalent) in Maths, English Language and 2 Science subjects (A)

  Desirable

  • NVQ and BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services, OR willing to work towards qualification (A)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Lifting and Handling; Customer service experience

  Desirable

  • Previous working experience

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to prioritise workload and work independently with minimal supervision
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Ability to handle and move up to 20kg
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to work with a good level of concentration for prolonged periods of time

  Desirable

  • Proficient IT and keyboard skills

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

  London Road

  Reading

  RG1 5AN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

  London Road

  Reading

  RG1 5AN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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