Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

NHS; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust as a Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer for Homecare. The role involves processing prescriptions, working with a dedicated team, and contributing to patient care through management of homecare medicines. Previous experience in dispensing and Pharmacy Homecare is desirable.

Benefits

Leadership and improvement training

Friendly and professionally rewarding environment

Qualifications

• Experience dispensing to NVQ L2 standard required.
• Knowledge of a broad range of drugs necessary.
• Familiarity with pharmacy law and professional practice essential.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions and invoices for Pharmacy Homecare.
• Collaborate with Specialist Homecare Pharmacy Technician.
• Participate in out-of-hours rotas for dispensary.

Skills

IT skills

Good communication skills

Education

English and Maths Level 2 Functional skills / GCSE Grade A-C

Level 2 qualification in dispensing services

Job description

Job summary

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. They will also be included in dispensary and extended/out-of-hours rotas, which are currently:

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.

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

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CD-7219181

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Northallerton

DL6 1JG

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential

• English and Maths Level 2 Functional skills / GCSE Grade A-C
• Level 2 qualification in dispensing services

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• IT skills
• Good communication skills

Experience Essential

• Team working

Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential

• English and Maths Level 2 Functional skills / GCSE Grade A-C
• Level 2 qualification in dispensing services

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• IT skills
• Good communication skills

Experience Essential

• Team working

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)