Assistant Technical Officer

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27–33 days

NHS discounts

Job summary

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust invites applications for an Assistant Technical Officer to join the Medicines Packing Unit at Hither Green. The role involves stock checks, medicines packing, and processing of drug usage forms to support urgent and emergency care delivery across London.

Travel to LAS sites as required and work within a 7-day service with various shifts. You will assist with stock control, liaise with medicines management staff and delivery personnel, and ensure accurate

Qualifications

• GCSE English, Maths and double Science are essential.
• Experience working in a team and with NHS Trusts is essential.
• Good IT skills and ability to follow policies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist medicines packing and distribution to meet demand across the Trust.
• Carry out stock checks and prepare medicines for dispatch.
• Process stock receipts and deliveries using the medicines management system.
• Support audits and ensure compliance with governance and quality standards.

Skills

Stock control

Medicines distribution

Data entry

Communication

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

GCSE Double Science

Tools

Medicines management system

Job description

This is a fulltime role and post holders will work a rota pattern covering the operational hours of the service. This role will primarily be based at Hither Green and will require travel to locations across the LAS sites when required. The post holder will work closely with our Pharmacy team to carefully prepare bespoke drug packs, ensuring that each pack is stocked with the right combination of medicines for urgent and emergency care. Your attention to detail and commitment to accuracy will directly impact the delivery of life-saving care to patients across London. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to an essential service and make a real difference in emergency healthcare. Main duties of the job You will be assisting and working within the medicines packing and distribution function of the LAS. Daily activities include: stock checks, medicines packing, processing of drug usage forms. On occasion there may be a requirement to visit ambulance stations for audit work and stock checks to ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework. You will be a champion for medicines management and drive continuous improvement. All training and development will be provided for the post. The post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, as part of a 7-day service.,

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively assist the medicines area of the Medicines Packing Unit and help ensure that demand of medicines is met across the Trust and that medicines are kept in a secure manner.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including medicines management staff, health care professionals and delivery personnel.
• Supply bulk medicines stock to ambulance station in accordance to agreed stock lists, schedules and timetables.
• Produce accurate picking lists, delivery notes and/ or to-follows using the medicines management computer system.
• Process requests from stations and deal effectively with different queries.
• Ensure station orders are booked out and completed in a timely manner to meet delivery/transport times.
• Ensure orders are checked and packed appropriately and any errors corrected before dispatch.
• Assist with the receipt of goods into Stores, ensuring correct storage of stock taking account of Good Distribution Practice and rotation of expiry dates.
• Participate in the receipt/ checking of goods from different suppliers and booking in the deliveries on the medicines management computer system if necessary.
• Ensure that any associated paperwork is correct, processed and filed according to departmental procedures.
• Monitor and advise the pharmacy technicians on actual and potential out of stock items to maintain adequate stock levels at all times
• Process and dispatch to-follow items, ensuring computer files and paperwork are updated.
• Ensure information on to-follow items is disseminated to relevant staff and stock shortages are pro-actively managed.
• Input, process and file data both computerised and paper based to ensure accurate record keeping and to facilitate its timely retrieval.
• Ensure all areas are kept clean, tidy and well organised to provide a safe working environment.
• To support the development and delivery medicine management training, if required and agreed for a range of individuals including clinicians and non-clinicians.
• Support the delivery of the corporate governance and assurance requirements and any internal/external assurance processes.
• To undertake risk management and clinical governance activities within own area of responsibility and contribute towards the delivery of the appropriate quality standards and targets outlined in the Trusts Risk Management Strategy.

Job Description

• Effectively assist the medicines area of the Medicines Packing Unit and help ensure that demand of medicines is met across the Trust and that medicines are kept in a secure manner.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including medicines management staff, health care professionals and delivery personnel.
• Supply bulk medicines stock to ambulance station in accordance to agreed stock lists, schedules and timetables.
• Produce accurate picking lists, delivery notes and/ or to-follows using the medicines management computer system.
• Process requests from stations and deal effectively with different queries.
• Ensure station orders are booked out and completed in a timely manner to meet delivery/transport times.
• Ensure orders are checked and packed appropriately and any errors corrected before dispatch.
• Assist with the receipt of goods into Stores, ensuring correct storage of stock taking account of Good Distribution Practice and rotation of expiry dates.
• Participate in the receipt/ checking of goods from different suppliers and booking in the deliveries on the medicines management computer system if necessary.
• Ensure that any associated paperwork is correct, processed and filed according to departmental procedures.
• Monitor and advise the pharmacy technicians on actual and potential out of stock items to maintain adequate stock levels at all times
• Process and dispatch to-follow items, ensuring computer files and paperwork are updated.
• Ensure information on to-follow items is disseminated to relevant staff and stock shortages are pro-actively managed.
• Input, process and file data both computerised and paper based to ensure accurate record keeping and to facilitate its timely retrieval.
• Ensure all areas are kept clean, tidy and well organised to provide a safe working environment.
• To support the development and delivery medicine management training, if required and agreed for a range of individuals including clinicians and non-clinicians.
• Support the delivery of the corporate governance and assurance requirements and any internal/external assurance processes.
• To undertake risk management and clinical governance activities within own area of responsibility and contribute towards the delivery of the appropriate quality standards and targets outlined in the Trusts Risk Management Strategy.

Qualifications, Accreditations, Education Essential

• GCSE Grades A-C in English Language, Maths and double Science

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in a team
• Previous work with or within an NHS Trust

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Understand issues involved in stock control and medicines distribution
• Interested in and have knowledge of the use of medicines
• Understand the importance of quality issues
• Able to accurately perform calculations
• Able to work to policies and procedures
• Ability to apply technical pharmacy knowledge and critically compare a range of options
• Understanding of COSHH regulations, Health and Safety at Work Act
• Good prioritisation/organisation skills
• Ability to influence others
• Good IT skills including data entry
• Good Analytical skills
• Good Communication skills (including verbal and written)

Person Specification Qualifications, Accreditations, Education Essential

• GCSE Grades A-C in English Language, Maths and double Science

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Experience of working in a team
• Previous work with or within an NHS Trust

Person Specification Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Understand issues involved in stock control and medicines distribution
• Interested in and have knowledge of the use of medicines
• Understand the importance of quality issues
• Able to accurately perform calculations
• Able to work to policies and procedures
• Ability to apply technical pharmacy knowledge and critically compare a range of options
• Understanding of COSHH regulations, Health and Safety at Work Act
• Good prioritisation/organisation skills
• Ability to influence others
• Good IT skills including data entry
• Good Analytical skills
• Good Communication skills (including verbal and written)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Technical Officer to join the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. We are located within a modern medicines packing unit in Hither Green. This is a fantastic opportunity for those who wish to experience a different sector in the NHS., London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the busiest Ambulance Trust in the UK. We are seeking someone who will fit with the Trust values - Caring, Respect & Teamwork.

The team works widely across the Trust at all levels up to Board and with a variety of other partners such as external NHS Trusts, commercial organisations, Heathrow Airport, Stadia, Londons Air Ambulance and Healthcare UK and Department for International Trade.

You will, therefore, have the opportunity to join the team at an exciting time of growth and to gain experience of being involved in a varied portfolio.

• Annual leave starts at 27 days rising to 33 days, plus bank holidays, in line with agenda for change (NHS terms and conditions).
• Employees can access Blue Light (emergency services) discounts as well as NHS discount schemes.