# Pharmacy Dispensary Assistant Technical Officer/Dispenser

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Middlesbrough
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term due to NHSE funding supporting 12 months of employment)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Upto 37.5 hours Weekends, Bank holidays and late nights on a rota basis
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-22T07:21:56.664Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cleveland/Middlesbrough/South_Tees_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Support/Clinical_Support-v7926208
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7926208?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Pharmacy Dispenser (Assistant Technical Officer), to join the dedicated Pharmacy Team at The James Cook University Hospital.

You will be based  in the dispensary at James Cook University Hospital participating in the dispensing services under the management of the Dispensary Manager.

This post is for a 12 month fixed term position.

Please only apply if you have the relevant dispensing qualification required for this post, or actively working towards it.

### Main duties of the job

You will be dispensing a wide variety of prescription types including controlled drugs, prescription only medicines and unlicensed drugs.

You will be expected to have experience of dispensing to L2 pharmacy services standard, have knowledge of a broad range of drugs and be familiar with pharmacy law and professional practice from either hospital or community setting.

Candidates are eligible to apply if they are working towards the L2 dispensing certificate.

The successful candidate will work full time hours 08.30-17:00 Monday – Friday. Part time and flexible working will be considered for the right candidate. They will also be included in weekend and lat night rotas, which are:

- Weekend working once every 5 weeks (09:00-17:00) Saturday or Sunday, reimbursed with a full weekday off the following week
- Late night working once every 2 weeks (09:00-17:30) instead of 08.30-17:00
- Contribution to bank holiday working rota

The busy pharmacy dept. at JCUH has a team of over 250 staff including clinical pharmacists, technicians and support staff providing medicines management, dispensing, and logistic services. 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.

## Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Pharmacy Dispenser (Assistant Technical Officer), to join the dedicated Pharmacy Team at The James Cook University Hospital.

You will be based  in the dispensary at James Cook University Hospital participating in the dispensing services under the management of the Dispensary Manager.

This post is for a 12 month fixed term position.

Please only apply if you have the relevant dispensing qualification required for this post, or actively working towards it.

## Job Description

You will be dispensing a wide variety of prescription types including controlled drugs, prescription only medicines and unlicensed drugs.

You will be expected to have experience of dispensing to L2 pharmacy services standard, have knowledge of a broad range of drugs and be familiar with pharmacy law and professional practice from either hospital or community setting.

Candidates are eligible to apply if they are working towards the L2 dispensing certificate.

The successful candidate will work full time hours 08.30-17:00 Monday – Friday. Part time and flexible working will be considered for the right candidate. They will also be included in weekend and lat night rotas, which are:

The busy pharmacy dept. at JCUH has a team of over 250 staff including clinical pharmacists, technicians and support staff providing medicines management, dispensing, and logistic services. 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.

## Responsibilities

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

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills, both verbal & written.
- Proven experience of Standard Operating procedures.
- Broad pharmacy product knowledge
- Computer literate
- Understanding of principles of dispensing

### Experience

**Essential**

- Recent record of accurate dispensing in hospital / community pharmacies

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- L2 Pharmacy Services including dispensing or equivalent certificate. Or working towards
- GCSE level – English & Maths A-C/4-9 or Level 2 Maths and English

## Documents

- [friarage hospital map (pdf, 531.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2096)
- [james cook campus map (pdf, 168.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2094)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 113.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2093)
- [clinical service units directorate (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2423)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10204355)

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