Lead Pharmacy Assistant - Cancer Services
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
Only if it's SOC 3212
£28,392 – £31,157 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 7114
Ineligible
Going rate
Occupation not currently eligible
This role may qualify, but only under another code
Our best guess, SOC 7114, is not on the eligible-occupation list. The job could also be SOC 3212, which is on it, so we rate it Possible at most. Ask Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust what the duties are.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Ineligible 7114 (Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants) · 54% match
- Possible 3212 (Pharmaceutical technicians) · 43% match
About the role
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated pharmacy assistant to join our pharmacy cancer services team in the Trust. You will be assisting with dispensing and provision of chemotherapy medicines and associated treatments, from Pharmacy to wards and clinics in the Trust.
You will be an extremely valuable member in the cancer services pharmacy team , you will have good organizational skills with a sound knowledge of aseptic unit processes and the quality requirements needed for efficient running of a high quality service.
You will be a role model for other members of the team, and take responsibility for ensuring medicines are prepared according to our policies and procedures.
You will work alongside other members of the pharmacy technical team and will train and motivate others in the team. You will be working under the supervision of the Senior Pharmacy Technicians Cancer and Aseptic Services.
You will also be involved in the dispensing of medicines from prescriptions and requisitions in the dispensary setting as part of the wider team.
This is a full time role worked Monday to Friday and with a Saturday morning commitment on a rota basis
For further information, an informal chat or to arrange a visit to come and see what we can offer, please contact:
Jane Maffei Lead Technician SACT Screening and Cancer Services on 01905 733429 ex 39220 or email [email protected]
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of aseptic and pharmacy policies including quality management systems.
- Experience of supervising less experienced staff to deliver aseptic services.
- Experience of multi tasking - how to deal with a range of routine and non-routine activities, work allocation, problem solving for a team or area of work, answering queries, progress chasing, and task related problem solving, and working under pressure with pressurised deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
Desirable
- Experience leading a team and facilitating service delivery and training.
- Experience in management of staff including allocation of workload and personnel issues.
- Experience of carrying out of in process checking in aseptic products
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSE Grade C or above including English and Maths.
- AND
- NVQ or equivalent experience equal to Level 2 in pharmacy technical services
- PLUS
- Evidence of formal training leading to being able to manufacture aseptically prepared products in a clean room environment.
- Significant experience and demonstrated competence of successfully delivering hospital aseptic services including all aspects of GMP.
Desirable
- Supervisory or team leadership course
- GCP qualification
About the employer
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants (SOC 7114) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~23k in sample- Offer £28,392–31,157
- Middle half £23,088–25,896
- Median £24,752
Even the bottom of this range, £28,392, beats the market's 75th percentile. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust pays in the top quarter for this occupation.
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