Pharmacy Receptionist SJIP


Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Location 

Leeds LS9 7TF

Employment Hours 

New Jobs

Salary 

£25,272 a year

Job Highlights
  • The role involves welcoming patients and hospital staff, handling phone queries, managing prescription orders, and performing administrative duties.
  • The ideal candidate should be organised, friendly, and experienced in a fast-paced environment, with strong communication skills.
  • This part-time position is based in Leeds, with set hours on Monday, Thursday, and Friday, alongside opportunities for learning and making a difference.
Job Requirements/Description

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Steph Williamson
Position: Pharmacy Technician Team Leader
Email: stephanie.williamson@nhs.net
Phone number: 01132065168

Shortlisting Date: 29/09/2026
Interview Date: 08/10/2026

Job Summary

The Pharmacy department at Leeds Teaching Hospital is looking for a part time friendly, enthusiastic receptionist to join the Inpatient Pharmacy at St. James' University Hospital to work 3 days a week (the fixed hours for this role are 10:30am-8pm on Monday, Thursday and Friday, with 30 minute unpaid break).

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. You will liaise with the wider pharmacy team and colleagues from across the Trust. There will be other housekeeping duties including some cleaning, 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.

The Inpatient Pharmacy team at St James' is a big, friendly and supportive team. The work is fast paced, requires multi-tasking and prioritisation. The whole team pulls together to achieve the most efficient service for our patients.

We value people who are organised, approachable and committed to providing a high standard of patient care. In return, we offer opportunities to learn and the satisfaction of knowing you’re making a difference to the people who use our service.

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.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Location 

Leeds LS9 7TF

Employment Hours 

New Jobs

Salary 

£25,272 a year

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