Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

Job overview

Please note this is a professional post starting as a Band 2 and moving to a Band 3 on completion of training.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer –  to join the dedicated team delivering a medicines service from the Pharmacy department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will be based with the other members of the Pharmacy team at The Friarage Hospital (FHN), Northallerton.

You will work alongside the Lead Technician Manager, Technicians, ATO's, and Assistants to process prescriptions. Pharmacy Homecare at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a rapidly expanding area with the team providing services for a wide range of disease conditions, to over 4,000 patients.

Previous experience of Pharmacy dispensing  is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will work full time hours 08.30-17:00 Monday – Friday.

Weekend working once every 5 weeks Saturday (9.00-13.30) and Sunday (9.00-12.00), reimbursed with a full weekday off the following week.

Would be expected to contribute to bank holiday working rota.

Main duties of the job

The busy pharmacy department at South Tees, covering the 2 hospital sites of James Cook Hospital and Friarage Hospital, has a team of 200 staff including clinical pharmacists, technicians and support staff providing medicines management, dispensing, and logistic services to the general and specialist areas of both hospital sites and several community hospitals.

The pharmacy department provides a stimulating, friendly and professionally rewarding environment for staff to develop their career.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.