Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Medicines Management


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£30,630 to £32,346 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Carshalton, SM5 1AA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Oct 2026

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Summary

Key activities in addition to provision of a regular top-up service will be: Support the transfer of patients own and dispensed one-stop medication between wards To put stock items away and rotate stock to minimise wastage. To identify slow moving stock and transfer to alternative locations in the trust to minimise wastage. To identify medicines supplied for patients that have been transferred and to deliver to patient's current location to reduce requirement for re-dispensing. To check and clear medicine trollies at least once a week. To reduce number of expired medicines & liquid medicines not labelled with "opened on"/expiry date. To support the ward staff in ensuring fridge and clinical room temperatures are recorded on a daily basis. The role is primarily ward based and will require a good understanding of medicine supply systems. You will be required to rotate between sites and participate in the seven day, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas on the Epsom site to support the inpatient team.

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