Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team within a busy department!

The successful applicant will to undertake duties in support of the Pharmacist, Technicians and Dispensers, primarily performing Reception Duties in dispensary, accurately logging prescriptions onto  the tracking system, being the friendly face at the Pharmacy hatch, handling calls and queries and supporting Stores and Distribution duties

Main duties of the job

Undertakes duties in support of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

• reception duties in dispensary
• packing, supply and delivery of medicines to wards and departments
• receiving medicines into the department
• Deal with queries, requests from patients and staff at the hatch & on the telephone.
• Be able to take in prescriptions including verifying the patient’s identity and the validity of the prescription, clarifying details about the prescription
• Entering prescription details including discharge medication (TTO’s) onto the pharmacy computer tracking system. Monitoring their progress and logging stages in the transaction process
• To undertake the filing of paper records including sorting and filing the full range of prescriptions daily, weekly and at end of month, year.
• Replenishment of dispensary stocks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.