# Pharmacy Support Officer (ATO Rotational)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- **Town:** Shrewsbury
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum/pro rata
- **Contract type:** 1 x PERMANENT & 1 X FIXED TERM vacancy's available - 12 month fixed term granted by b/case, with view to make permanent if benefits realised at 6 months.
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working pattern to include weekends, evenings and bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T09:51:31.164Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Telford/The_Shrewsbury_Telford_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8060133
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060133?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sath.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, adaptable and conscientious full time Pharmacy Assistant to join our existing team.

Please note there are 2 positions available -1 X Permanent 37.5 hours per week vacancy AND 1 X Fixed term 12 months 37.5 hours per week vacancy

Previous experience of community/hospital pharmacy is desirable, however this may be an ideal first job opportunity as full training in all areas will be given to the successful candidate.

Your duties will be rotational between Wards Services, Dispensary and Pharmacy Stores and to aid in delivery of medications efficiently and effectively around the Trust.

The successful candidate will be expected to possess or study toward an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.

There will be a requirement to participate in extended hours working including weekends and bank holiday on a rotational basis.

### Main duties of the job

- To deliver Medicines to the wards and clinics of the hospital.
- To deliver and collect controlled drugs to wards/departments in accordance with written procedures.
- To ensure adequate stocks are maintained and replenished in all areas of the pharmacy department from various stores, maintaining all necessary manual and computer records.
- To assist in the maintenance of adequate stock levels within the Pharmacy and to refer to the Senior Technician where appropriate.
- To carry out   routine stock and date checks in all areas  of the department.
- To ensure that items not supplied at the time of dispensing are supplied as soon as possible and records maintained of those drugs distributed by post or other non- standard  methods. Inappropriate delays are to be brought to the attention of senior members of staff      as necessary.
- The following up of orders with office staff and liaising with senior members of staff as necessary.
- To determine pharmaceutical requirements for wards and departments from a stock list and  assemble these orders and requisitions. Where required, to take orders back to wards and             departments and put them away in the correct place.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Stores/retail experience
- Reception/Telephone work
- Cash handling/till work
- Basic clerical work
- Knowledge of Health & Safety at work including COSHH and Manual Handling
- Hospital/Primary care work
- Pharmacy experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSEs including Maths, English and Science (grades 9-4/A-C) or equivalent.
- Willing to undertake the NVQ Level 2 in Pharmaceutical Sciences

## Documents

- [job pack (pdf, 643.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10472631)

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