Rotational Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking an Assistant Technical Officer for the pharmacy department at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. This role supports various pharmacy teams and offers an excellent opportunity to develop in pharmaceutical care, perfect for qualified Pharmacy Assistants or those starting their career.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail essential.
• Desirable: A-C GCSEs and interest in Pharmacy.
• Previous pharmacy experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacy teams ensuring wards are stocked with necessary medicines.
• Supply medicines in dispensary and assist in aseptic unit as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Education

A-C GCSEs

Pharmacy level 2 qualification

Job description

Job summary

The Pharmacy department is looking for an Assistant Technical Officer to become part of our friendly, patient centred team based within the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex. You will support various pharmacy teams including the dispensary, pharmacy stores, and aseptic unit.

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 centred around the pharmacy stores, ensuring wards are fully stocked with the medicines they require to treat their patients. You will also get the opportunity to work in our dispensary supplying medicines for in-patients and on discharge and there may be further opportunities in our aseptic unit.

Our Pharmacy team is a notoriously friendly and diverse team who work together in a mixture of behind-the-scenes and patient-facing roles to deliver safe and effective medicines.

About us

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.

Details Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7255549-CSS

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, which is available to download at any time.

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, which is available to download at any time.

Person Specification Person Spec Essential

• Attention to detail

Desirable

• A-C GCSEs
• Interest in Pharmacy
• Previous pharmacy experience

Qualification and experience Desirable

• Pharmacy level 2 qualification

Person Specification Person Spec Essential

• Attention to detail

Desirable

• A-C GCSEs
• Interest in Pharmacy
• Previous pharmacy experience

Qualification and experience Desirable

• Pharmacy level 2 qualification

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)