Pharmacy Support Worker

NHS Borders Scottish Borders, Scotland Feb 13, 2026

Type Full Time
Pay £25,694 – £27,900
Work Onsite
Level Junior

Care Assistant focuses on support people with care, daily routines, clinical tasks, or wellbeing according to the role remit.

What the role involves

  • Support people with care, daily routines, clinical tasks, or wellbeing according to the role remit.
  • Follow safeguarding, medication, documentation, or care-plan requirements where they apply.

Skills and requirements

  • Relevant care, clinical, support, registration, DBS, or safeguarding requirements may apply.

Confirmed role details

  • Band 2 £25,694 to £27,900.
  • PSWs are the entry posts into the pharmacy career ladder with many going on to study a pharmacy qualification to become registered technicians.
  • PSWs assist with the ordering, receipt, storage and issue of pharmaceutical products in line with departmental procedures.
  • Dispensing of medicines to patients, maintaining ward stock levels, working alongside pharmacy technicians in our Aseptic Unit and vaccination team.

Candidate fit

  • patience, dignity, clear communication, and dependable care standards

Known job details

  • Pay: £25,694 to £27,900
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