Senior Pharmacy Assistant Dispensary | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,554 - £33,270 per annum inc HCAS |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, W10 6DZ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Oct 2026 |
Summary
We require an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our Pharmacy team based at St Charles Hospital site at Ladbroke Grove. You will help to deliver a service to CNWL sites. In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for supervising the ATOs, topping up off site wards and labelling and dispensing medication in the main dispensary. Performing this role will require a good level of communication, organisation time management and interpersonal skills and preferably some knowledge and experience of mental health services.
The SATO will be able to accurately dispense and issue repeat out-patient prescriptions and clinical trials prescriptions under the supervision of a pharmacist or accredited checking technician.
The SATO will also be responsible for supervising the ATO working in the dispensary.
Central and North West London Foundation NHS Trust is a large trust in central London covering a huge area from Hillingdon to Westminster. St Charles Hospital is part of this Trust.
The patients we care for may have a mental illness, elderly, needing rehabilitation or long term care. We provide support to staff working in our busy community care services.
Located near Ladbroke Grove, the hospital is a community of friendly multi-professional staff and patients. After work central London is close at hand and locally Notting hill has great markets and restaurants.
Interview date: TBC
Administrative responsibilities in the absence of ATOs. Accurately label prescriptions under the supervision of a pharmacist or accredited checking
technician.
Accurately dispense prescriptions including medicines in a Multi-Compartment Compliance Aid (MCA) under the supervision of a pharmacist or accredited checking technician.
Dispensing controlled drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist or accredited checking technician. Supervising the ATOs in the dispensary.
Ensure dispensary ATO duties are carried out daily, weekly & monthly
Daily room temperature monitoring Filing away all prescriptions and maintain archiving .
Carry out daily dispensary stock top up
Distribute post
Return patient named medication from wards back to stock
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026
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