Pharmacy Assistant Stores and Distribution(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

Are you a proactive, enthusiastic, and detail-focused individual with a passion for supporting patient care? King’s Mill Hospital is looking for a committed Pharmacy Assistant to join our busy and friendly pharmacy team. This role forms a vital part of our Stores and Distribution service, ensuring medications are delivered efficiently and safely across the hospital.

What You’ll Be Doing

As part of the pharmacy support team, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with clinical pharmacy staff on the wards, helping to maintain a smooth and reliable medicines supply service.
• Processing medication requests for departments and wards, using both manual processes and our Automated Dispensing Robot.
• Overseeing stock management — from receiving medicines into the Trust to maintaining accurate stock levels and ensuring proper storage.
• Operating the automated dispensing system to issue, store, and retrieve medicines quickly and accurately.
• Playing an active role in ensuring patients receive the right medicines at the right time.

Why Join Us?

At King’s Mill Hospital, we believe that staff wellbeing directly supports excellent patient care. That’s why we work hard to create a supportive, inclusive workplace where colleagues feel respected, valued, and encouraged to grow.

You’ll benefit from:

• A warm, team-focused environment
• Opportunities for career advancement and structured professional development
• Support from experienced pharmacists, technicians, and leaders
• A culture built on kindness, teamwork, and clinical excellence

Our Trust is proud to have been voted the Best Acute Trust to Work For in the East Midlands for seven consecutive years in the National NHS Staff Survey. The Care Quality Commission has rated our King’s Mill Hospital as the only NHS-run hospital rated “Outstanding” in the region.

About Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We provide both acute and community healthcare services, supporting more than 420,000 residents across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood, and areas of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are committed to delivering care we would be proud for our own family members to receive.

Visa Information

• Please be aware that not all roles within the Trust are eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Please note: Home Office rules changed on 9 April, which may affect applicants switching from certain visa types.

How to Learn More

A detailed breakdown of the responsibilities, skills, and essential criteria can be found in the attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage all applicants to read these documents before applying.