About this role
Job summary Key duties will include:
Opening and closing the pharmacy reception
Answering the phone and dealing with queries
Greeting people at reception and helping our customers with queries face to face
Printing orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into the tracking system
Monitor PPM and other systems for orders and discharge prescriptions
The successful candidate will have a polite, calm, helpful manner, be organised and methodical and have I.T skills.
Main duties of the job Pharmacy is a forward thinking department that values the contribution of all our staff. This role is working with different teams each week and is a vital role to supporting the Pharmacy service on a weekend.
The Inpatient pharmacy team at the LGI is a small, friendly and extremely supportive team. The work is often fast paced and busy and the whole team pulls together to achieve the most efficient service for our patients.
The Inpatient pharmacy team at St James' hospital is a bigger team but again, very friendly and supportive. The work is fast paced on a weekend and the whole teams pull together to achieve the most efficient service for our patients.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Emma Craske Pharmacy Technician Team Leader [email protected] 0113 3923291
Stephanie Williamson
Pharmacy Technician Team Leader
Interview Date: 20th August 2026
Job Summary The Pharmacy department at Leeds Teaching Hospital is looking for 3 part time friendly, enthusiastic receptionists to join the teams to work on a weekend shift only.
1 role is at LGI Inpatient Pharmacy on a Sunday only (7.5 hours a week), working 9am - 5pm with 30 minutes lunch.
2 roles are at St James' Pharmacy on a Saturday and/or Sunday (8 hours per day = 16 hours per week) working 9am -5.30pm with 30 minutes lunch.
The role involves greeting patients, nurses, doctors and other hospital staff at our reception and answering the phone to deal with queries. We use a pharmacy prescription tracking system, so the successful candidate will print off orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into our tracking system. There will be other filing and admin work as part of this role.
Why you should join our Team Pharmacy is a forward thinking department that values the contribution of all our staff. This role is working with different teams each week and is a vital role to supporting the Pharmacy service on a weekend.
The Inpatient pharmacy team at the LGI is a small, friendly and extremely supportive team. The work is often fast paced and busy and the whole team pulls together to achieve the most efficient service for our patients.
The Inpatient pharmacy team at St James' hospital is a bigger team but again, very friendly and supportive. The work is fast paced on a weekend and the whole teams pull together to achieve the most efficient service for our patients.
What you will bring to the role Key duties will include:
Opening and closing the pharmacy reception
Answering the phone and dealing with queries
Greeting people at reception and helping our customers with queries face to face
Printing orders and discharge prescriptions and book them into the tracking system
Monitor PPM and other systems for orders and discharge prescriptions
The successful candidate will have a polite, calm, helpful manner, be organised and methodical and have I.T skills.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
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Experience Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Cross Site
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3EX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)