# Assistant Technical Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- **Town:** Thornton Heath
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £30,142 per annum incl HCAS (Outer)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T14:57:09.469Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Thornton_Heath/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy_Dispensary/Pharmacy_Dispensary-v8090860
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8090860?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 2: Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer – Dispensary.

JOB SUMMARY

To assist Pharmacy staff in the provision of basic Pharmacy services in the dispensary, and Top-up services for stores and distribution.

You will gain experience in patient services for both in Inpatient and outpatients, pharmacy and top-up services..

You should be enthusiastic, motivated, accurate and methodical in your approach to work. The pharmacy department actively encourages continuous professional development, education and training. You will be supported through a training programme to enable you to achieve the NVQ Level 2 (Dispensary only) in Pharmacy Services.

To discuss this post or to arrange an informal visit please contact Faheema Butt (Senior Pharmacy Technician) \[email protected\]– Dispensary) on 020 8401 3000 (ext 5834) or via email: \[email protected\] – Technician Team Manager

Interview Date TBC

### Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with reception service in the outpatient pharmacy, taking payments and giving receipts for prescriptions and forward for processing.

Assist in daily cash reconciliations of prescription charges in accordance with financial policies.

Accurately label and dispense TTA’s, in-patients and outpatients prescriptions.

Provide a general housekeeping service to the dispensing areas, according to standard operating procedures.

Assist in the supply of pharmaceutical products, to wards and departments, in accordance with agreed stock lists.

Assist with the top-up service of stock drugs to the, wards and departments within the hospital and pharmacy night cupboard.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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## Person Specification

### Questions

**Essential**

- ACEDAMIC QUALIFICATIONS & Questions

**Desirable**

- Maths and English test

### Customer service skills

**Essential**

- experience working with customers/patients

### EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS & DESIRABLE LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE

**Essential**

- ACEDAMIC QUALIFICATIONS

**Desirable**

- Level 2 certificate

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 317.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10478050)
- [chs accomodation (pdf, 676.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725)
- [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414)
- [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972)
- [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974)

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