Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Stock & Distribution

Job overview

**Are you ready to make a difference? **

If you want to be a part of an ambitious team that continually strives to deliver outstanding clinical care to women, babies and their families then we need you!

We are seeking a self- motivated, and enthusiastic senior ATO to join our pharmacy team based at our Birmingham Women’s Hospital pharmacy site. You will support the provision of medicines to the Birmingham Women’s Hospital and also assist with administrative duties to support the Clinical Pharmacy team.

The post holder will be based within the Clinical Pharmacy Team at Birmingham Women’s Hospital site but may be required to support services within the pharmacy department on the Birmingham Children’s Hospital site.

Excellent communication and IT skills will be required to ensure all processes are carried out accurately and efficiently

Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

• Lead on the day to day stock top ups to wards and departments
• Communicate closely with external stock provider
• Actively support and participate in stock management.
• Chase outstanding orders and follow up on MCS issues
• Respond to priority and urgent requests
• Communicate any anticipated stock delays to the senior technician
• Support the team with administrative duties
• Support the senior technician with day to day processes
• To assist with drug alerts
• Support with medicine safe and secure storage audits

You will need to already have the NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services and your practice be current and up to date

For further information about this post please contact:

Louise Whitticase, Principal Pharmacist Women's and Neonatal Services on 0121 333 1377 x5789 or email louise.whitticase@nhs.net

Riana Bashir, Lead Pharmacy Technician, email riana.bashir@nhs.net

Perry Coley, Chief Pharmacy Technician on 0121 333 9786 or email: perry.coley@nhs.net

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.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.