Pharmacy Support Worker

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Support Workers to join our Pharmacy Stores and Distribution Team. You will need to be flexible, organised, work well within a team and have a positive attitude.  You will be used to working in a busy challenging environment, be adaptable and willing to learn new skills.

The role will include receiving medicine deliveries from wholesalers, issuing inpatient medicines to wards, carrying out ward top-ups, providing a porter service to deliver medicines throughout the hospital and providing a driver service to the outlying facilities. 

These posts involve extensive physical activity and manual handling. This includes walking long distances throughout the hospital, using trolleys and pallet trucks to transport goods, driving a mid-size NHS van, loading goods on to and off of trolleys and moving and handling boxes of various sizes and weights. Please consider if this post is right for you before applying.

Previous experience in a Pharmacy or store/warehouse environment is desirable. Post holders will be expected to work towards an NVQ2 qualification in pharmacy services once in post. The post holder(s) will be required to participate in weekend and public holiday rotas. 

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Standard Police Act Disclosure Scotland Check.

Certificate of Sponsorship

In line with the current UK Immigration Rules, this post does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship to support a Skilled Worker Visa or a Health & Care Worker Visa. Overseas nationals should review alternative immigration options before applying for this role. Further information: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration.

For informal enquiries please contact Rebecca McMahon, Lead Technician; S&D at rebecca.mcmahon@nhs.scot or Derek Brown, Pharmacy Support Worker Team Leader at derek.brown@nhs.scot

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.  Please contact the Recruitment Office on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.