Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Apprenticeship - Entry Level

Mid Cheshire Hospitals; Crewe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an Assistant Pharmacy Technical Officer to join their Pharmacy team in Crewe. The role involves assisting with the dispensing of medicines, managing stock, and ensuring patient-focused care. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality service within a fast-paced environment. This position offers opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Supportive workplace culture

Travel expenses reimbursed

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates must be patient-focused and eager to learn.
• Experience in hospital or community pharmacy is beneficial.
• Ability to manage tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Topping up stock medicines for use in wards and clinical areas.
• Dispensing medicines for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Receiving and documenting stock accurately upon delivery.

Skills

Patient focus

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (if applicable)

Job description

A Vacancy at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We're inviting bright, keen people looking for an interesting job and a new challenge to join us as an Assistant Pharmacy Technical Officer in our Pharmacy team.

In this role, you'll work in a hospital Pharmacy, under the supervision of registered Pharmacists and Technicians, mainly within the dispensary and stores areas, helping the team to keep track of our stock and support the dispensing of medicines to hospital inpatients and outpatients.

If you thrive in a role that offers variety, we definitely want to hear from you! Ideal candidates will be patient-focused, eager to learn, hardworking, and capable of handling pressure during busy periods.

A note to anyone currently working in either a hospital or community Pharmacy, these roles would be ideal for you, and in these circumstances the apprenticeship element would not be a mandatory requirement of the role.

Responsibilities

Pharmacy Stores Responsibilities

• Topping up stock medicines for use in wards and clinical areas across the Trust using a predefined stock list.
• Receiving medicines into the Trust, ensuring accurate documentation and organisation, and appropriate storage and handling.
• Handling the recycling process for medicines no longer required by patients or ward areas.
• Following guidance and instructions carefully whilst working in a fast-paced environment.
• Working across both Leighton Hospital and Victoria Infirmary Northwich sites is required. Travel between the sites is required using own transport or public transport, with travel expenses reimbursed in line with the Trust Expenses Policy.

Dispensary Responsibilities

• Dispensing medicines for both inpatients and outpatients against prescriptions.
• Preparing medicines for discharge.
• Ensuring you are careful and follow guidance and instructions carefully throughout.

In both settings, your role is vital. Your attention to detail, commitment to accuracy, and dedication to patient wellbeing will contribute significantly to the high standards of service we uphold in the Pharmacy Department. This position offers a well‑rounded experience, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the entire medication management process.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire and West Cheshire and Chester. The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

Mid Cheshire is one of the largest local employers with around 5,500 staff across its sites. We support our staff through engagement, training and development, recognising that this impacts positively on the care we provide our patients by helping to attract the very best staff.

Our Trust strategy has been developed to support us to create clinically and financially sustainable services that are best able to meet the changing and growing needs of the local population. Working with our partners, we will collaborate in new and innovative ways, harness the benefits of digital technology, maintain investment in enhancing our infrastructure via our new‑build programme and empower our staff to continue to provide the very best care possible.

We are committed to fostering a culture of training and development, encouraging applications from those without an NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services as well as those that already have achieved the qualification. Candidates who don't possess the NVQ/QCF Level 2 will be entered into the department through an Apprentice training position, with the expectation of progressing into ATO roles. If you are a successful candidate without the NVQ/QCF Level 2 Pharmacy Services, you will be supported to achieve this whilst working in the role.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025.