Pharmacy Support Worker – Acute & Mental Health

About the role

The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde pharmacy team is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Support Worker to join our acute and mental health sites. You will play a vital part in ensuring safe, accurate, and timely supply of medicines to in‑patients and out‑patients across hospital wards.

Key responsibilities

• Label and dispense medicines screened by a pharmacist, including controlled drug prescriptions.
• Maintain up‑to‑date medicine balances and ensure accurate stock records.
• Enter ward requisitions using the pharmacy stock control system and assist with regular stock checks, rotation and expiry monitoring.
• Prepare emergency medical retrieval bags for the Scottish Ambulance Service.
• Coordinate ward stock top‑ups, advise nursing staff on stock levels, and identify slow‑moving items to minimise waste.

Required profile

• Minimum of 3 Standard Grade qualifications (or equivalent) including English and Maths.
• Clear written and spoken English communication skills.
• Basic numeracy, literacy and IT proficiency.
• Willingness to follow procedures, learn new skills and complete a comprehensive on‑the‑job training programme (approximately 18 months).

Required skills

• Basic IT skills.
• Experience with pharmacy stock control system or similar stock management tools (desirable).

What we offer

• Opportunity to achieve an SVQ in Pharmacy Services Group Award (SCQF Level 6).
• Full training and support to become fully proficient in the Pharmacy Support Worker role.
• Experience working within a large NHS organisation serving over 1 million residents.