Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer – Core Stores

apartmentThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust placeHarlow calendar_month 

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

Job overview

The Pharmacy department is looking for Assistant Technical Officer - core stores to become part of our friendly, patient centred team based within the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex. You will work within the pharmacy store as you become an area expert, using your skills and knowledge to support this small hard working team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the pharmaceutical care of hospital patients through the supply of medicines, and is suitable for qualified Pharmacy Assistants or those new to the field looking to start their career in pharmacy.

You will also have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills if required through our Level 2 Pharmacy Pharmacy Services Programme which will give a fantastic foundation to your work and could be the launch pad to progress.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will be in the centred around the pharmacy stores participating in the following:

  • Deputise when needed for the stores supervisor
  • Support training of rotational staff
  • Identify, select and issue drugs
  • Load and operate the automated pharmacy storage and dispensing system
  • Receive drugs against an official order
  • Participate in the ward top-up system
  • Maintain stock control and stock rotation

This role requires availability for some weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification which is available to download at any time.

Person specification

Person Spec

Essential criteria
  • Attention to detail
  • 4 GCSE's or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Interest and enthusiasm in Pharmacy
  • Previous pharmacy experience
  • Good Training aptitude

Qualification and experience

Desirable criteria
  • Pharmacy level 2 qualification

What we can offer you:

  • Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
  • Free car parking for our staff
  • Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
  • Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
  • Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
  • Access to NHS Pension scheme
  • Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
  • Onsite creche facilities
  • Annual appraisals with career pathways
  • In-house training courses
  • Discounted hospital restaurant
  • Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
Important information
  • Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
  • All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
  • The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
  • Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
  • Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn
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