Job summary
Bank Pharmacy Assistant - Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Base Site - Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. With possible working at other HHFT sites depending on requirements.

Role Description:

We are looking to recruit a Bank Pharmacy Assistant to work in our busy but friendly team based in Pharmacy. The role involves performing ward top-ups, goods in, order picking, portering and receiving medical gases. This position is vital to maintain the care of our patients and has close working relationships with the trusts ward staff and pharmacy colleagues based at our other sites.

You must be willing to work hard, be able to manage your won work load as well as meeting the needs of our service users.

We will consider recruiting the right candidate as a band 2 to 3 progressional post if you do not have all the essential criteria listed in the job description.

Working Patterns : Full time with flexible working pattern depending on minimum number of hours per week.

Main duties of the job
The role involves ward top-ups, goods in, order picking, receiving medical gases and portering. This position is vital to maintain the care of out patients and has close working relationships with the trusts ward staff and pharmacy colleagues based on our other sites.

About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

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Details
Date posted: 22 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £12.92 to £13.17 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 251-BankPA001-CP
Job locations: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG249NA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Happy to talk flexible working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Personal Specification document attached.

Person Specification
Training & Qualification
Essential

• GCSE in Maths and English grade 4 or above (Grade C or above) or equivalent qualification
• Numeracy and literacy to a good standard
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Service Skills

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Previous customer service experience, including speaking on the phone or face to face
• Experience of using computers, particularly Microsoft Office and web-based learning
• Experience of general office duties

Desirable

• Previous Pharmacy Experience
• Previous experience with CMM or equivalent computer system
• Previous knowledge of stock control

Skills and Ability
Essential

• Good Communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to prioritise work and manage time efficiently
• Has good attention to detail and is accurate
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual
• Ability to follow set procedures
• Ability to concentrate in a busy environment

Desirable

• Understanding stock control and stock rotation

Other Specific Requirments
Essential

• Good health, walking, pushing trolleys, lifting heavy items
• Responsible and puntual
• Ability to work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota system
• Late working as part of a rota
• Ability to work on both Hospital sites (RHCH & BNHH)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details
Employer name: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG249NA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Distribution Co-Ordinator
Hayley Potts
hayley.potts@hhft.nhs.uk
01962824692

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).