NHS
Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer
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Job Description
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- English and Maths Level 2 Functional skills / GCSE Grade A-C
- Level 2 qualification in dispensing services
- IT skills
- Good communication skills
- Team working
- English and Maths Level 2 Functional skills / GCSE Grade A-C
- Level 2 qualification in dispensing services
- IT skills
- Good communication skills
- Team working
Job summary
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 - Homecare, to join the dedicated team delivering the Homecare medicines service from the Pharmacy department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust.
You will be based with the other members of the Pharmacy Homecare team at The Friarage Hospital (FHN), Northallerton.
You will work alongside the Specialist Homecare Pharmacy Technician and the Medicines Optimisation and Homecare Pharmacist to process prescriptions and invoices associated with Pharmacy Homecare. 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.
You will be expected to have experience of dispensing to NVQ L2 standard, have knowledge of a broad range of drugs and be familiar with pharmacy law and professional practice from either hospital or community setting. Previous experience of Pharmacy Homecare, invoice processing and use of spreadsheets 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.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:o Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners
After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Details
Date posted
08 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 to £25,674 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
328-CD-7219181-A
Job locations
Friarage Hospital
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Qualifications & Training
Essential
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Friarage Hospital
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Friarage Hospital
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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