Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Medicines Management
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton, London
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust based in Carshalton. The advertised salary is £30,630 to £32,346. Applications close on 26 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Medicines Management Assistant (MMA) team . Our MMA team is required to ...
All MMAs at ESTH are NVQ Level 2 trained and provide a full ward based service to ensure the safe, timely and financially sound provision of pharmaceutical items. You will be a key member of the pharmacy clinical team, working together to provide excellent patient focused care.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and time management skills, and have a good attention to detail. NVQ Level 2, previous experience of working in hospital pharmacy and knowledge of pharmacy distribution and stock systems is essential.
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 participate in the seven day, late duty and Bank Holiday rotas .
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.
As you know, here at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, we are always looking to grow our teams with talented people, just like you.
So don't delay apply today!
Essential: - NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Essential: - Knowledge of stock rotation & expiry dates; - Knowledge of different medicine formulations; - Significant experience of pharmacy distribution/dispensing systems; - Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
Essential: - Ability to work under pressure; - Ability to organise own and others workload; - Good customer care skills; - Computer literate, IT skills; - Good written communication
Desirable: - Experience with CMM (previously JAC) Pharmacy Computer System
How this role compares
We hold 1,237 NHS vacancies in London that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £46,149. This role pays less than about 88% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,697 of them in London.
You have 5 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has 34 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
GovJobs does not take applications or send your details to the employer. Use the apply button to open the official Nhs Jobs advert, then check the employer's instructions, attachments, person specification and closing time before applying.
This listing was last checked on 21 Oct 2026, 01:06. If the official advert has changed or closed, report it and we will review the listing.
Why this listing is on GovJobs
GovJobs indexes public-sector vacancies from official sources, normalises the title, employer, location, salary and deadline, and links back to the source so you can verify the advert yourself.
The source for this role is Nhs Jobs. Applications stay on the official employer or source website, not on GovJobs.