Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Essential
Customer Skills
- Essential and desirable
GCSE A-C English and Maths or equivalent
- Essential and desirable
Good communication skills
- Essential and desirable
Attention to detail
- Essential and desirable
Good problem solving skills and uses initiative
- Essential and desirable
Good organisation skills
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Essential
Technical services experience / GMP knowledge
- Essential and desirable
NVQ L2 Pharmacy Services
- Essential and desirable
Previous experience in hospital or retail pharmacy
- Essential and desirable
Intermediate Computer skills – Word/Excel
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Technical Officer to join our Pharmacy Technical Services team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
You will be part of the Non-Sterile/Sterile/Prepacking technical services team and will actively participate in manufacturing and packing of products under the Specials Manufacturing License.
You will have good computer skills, be able to work independently as well as part of a team and have good communication skills.
Main duties of the job
To help support the specials business in sterile and non-sterile.
- To assist in the manufacture of sterile/non-sterile injections, liquids, gels, powders and suppositories.
- To assist in compliance of the Sterile/Non-sterile unit to GMP and licensing requirements
- To co-ordinate, manage and assist in the pre pack operation.
- To support the supply, dispatch and delivery of goods to customers.
- Deal with any customer queries regarding product sales.
- Checking medicines stock levels, expiry dates and ordering stock.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Assistant Technical Officer Non-Sterile and Sterile Production with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in Harrow, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Officer (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 PA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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