• Job Description

  Req#: C9361-25-0431?language=en&page=467&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Support Worker who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

  The post holder will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to work in our busy manufacturing unit within the pharmacy department at the Lister Hospital.

  We have a state-of-the-art unit that has undergone extensive refurbishment. This is an exciting time for you to join our team and work in a brand-new facility.

  The Lister Pharmacy Aseptic team is a growing and progressive team that makes personalised medicines, mainly injectable chemotherapy doses, in clean room environments for our Trust's patients.

  At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be expected to follow strict standard operating procedures in the preparation of drug products.

  You will partake in the aseptic preparation of medicines as well as assembling and transferring drugs and consumables into the clean rooms.

  You will be creating documentation using pharmacy software systems.

  The successful candidate is required to be able to work methodically and have rigorous attention to detail. You must be willing to meet the strict personal requirements for clean room working and be dexterous to undertake aseptic preparation, including the manipulation and use of needles and syringes.

  In house training and accreditation will be provided to achieve the required level of competency; on-going validation of aseptic technique is a requirement of the post.

  About us

  At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

  We run the following hospitals:

  o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

  o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

  o Hertford County, Hertford

  o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

  We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

  We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

  Details

  Date posted

  27 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum-pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  361-7269770

  Job locations

  Lister Hospital

  Coreys Mill Lane

  Stevenage

  SG1 4AB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications/Training

  Essential

  • Level 2 Science and Manufacturing course or equivalent
  • Completion of aseptic accreditations
  • In process volume checking accreditation

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Previous pharmacy or NHS experience
  • Proven Supervisory skills
  • Working with Customers

  Desirable

  • Manual Handling Experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous pharmacy hospital experience
  • experience of dealing with members of the public in a service capacity

  Desirable

  • 1 year working as a pharmacy support worker
  • knowledge of prescription charges and exemptions

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Able to use own initiative
  • Able to plan own time
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to demonstrate accuracy in your work
  • Able to train/coach/teach tasks to other team members

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Able to perform simple calculations e.g. volume to draw up doses; pass calculation test
  • Able to use MS applications
  • Knowledge of GMP
  • Have a good understanding of stock management

  Other Requirements

  Essential

  • Calm under pressure
  • Reliable
  • Methodical
  • Helpful
  • Flexible
  • Organised
  • Be able to lift small boxes
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

  Person Specification

  Qualifications/Training

  Essential

  • Level 2 Science and Manufacturing course or equivalent
  • Completion of aseptic accreditations
  • In process volume checking accreditation

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Previous pharmacy or NHS experience
  • Proven Supervisory skills
  • Working with Customers

  Desirable

  • Manual Handling Experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous pharmacy hospital experience
  • experience of dealing with members of the public in a service capacity

  Desirable

  • 1 year working as a pharmacy support worker
  • knowledge of prescription charges and exemptions

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Able to use own initiative
  • Able to plan own time
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to demonstrate accuracy in your work
  • Able to train/coach/teach tasks to other team members

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Able to perform simple calculations e.g. volume to draw up doses; pass calculation test
  • Able to use MS applications
  • Knowledge of GMP
  • Have a good understanding of stock management

  Other Requirements

  Essential

  • Calm under pressure
  • Reliable
  • Methodical
  • Helpful
  • Flexible
  • Organised
  • Be able to lift small boxes
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

  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

  East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

  Address

  Lister Hospital

  Coreys Mill Lane

  Stevenage

  SG1 4AB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

  Address

  Lister Hospital

  Coreys Mill Lane

  Stevenage

  SG1 4AB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.enherts-tr.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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