Band 3 Senior Assistant Technical Officer

Birmingham And Solihull Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking 2 Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officers for our Pharmacy services based at Venture House in Erdington. You will join our team to support inpatients, wards and community dispensing with a focus on compassionate care and efficient service.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with excellent communication skills and an empathy for people with mental health problems.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services.
• Experience in Pharmacy services.
• Ability to perform dispensing and ward top-up duties.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing.
• Maintaining stock levels in the Pharmacy.
• Participating in ward top-up services.
• Undertaking general reception duties.
• Undertaking general stores and procurement tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Motivation

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy services

Job description

Job summary

The Trust pharmacy service provides medicines and ward based pharmacy services for over 100 wards/teams including inpatients, forensic, forensic CAMHS, home treatment, assertive outreach, day units, community mental health and early intervention.

We are looking for 2 x Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officers to join our team in Pharmacy services based at Venture House in Erdington. You should be an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent communication skills, an interest in Pharmacy services and an empathy for people with mental health problems. The successful candidates will work in all aspects of in-patient and community dispensing, joining our existing team of Pharmacy staff.

You should have experience of working in Pharmacy services and have an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services.

Main duties of the job

• Dispensing
• Maintaining good stock levels in the Pharmacy
• Participating in ward top-up services
• Undertaking general reception duties
• Undertaking general stores and procurement tasks

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full details of the job role.

These duties include:

• Dispensing
• Maintaining good stock levels in the Pharmacy
• Participating in ward top-up services
• Undertaking general reception duties
• Undertaking general stores and procurement tasks

Qualifications

Essential

• qualifications
• experience

Desirable

• mental health experience
• customer service experience

We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)

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.