Rotational Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy (NHS AfC: Band 2) - Pharmacy - The Princess A[...]

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust seeks an Assistant Technical Officer for its Pharmacy department in Harlow. This full-time role supports various pharmacy teams in ensuring patient care through the provision of medicines, ideal for those looking to start their pharmacy career. Opportunities for skill development are provided.

Benefits

Free car parking for staff

Structured pay scheme including living supplement

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to NHS Pension scheme

Flexible working options available

Onsite crèche facilities

In-house training courses

Discounted hospital restaurant

Staff health and wellbeing services

Annual appraisals with career pathways

Qualifications

• Suitable for qualified Pharmacy Assistants or newcomers to the field.
• Opportunity to develop knowledge through Level 2 Pharmacy Services Programme.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacy teams including dispensary and pharmacy stores.
• Ensure wards are stocked with necessary medicines.
• Work in dispensing medicines for in-patients and discharges.

Skills

Interest in Pharmacy

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week. Weekend working and bank holiday working necessary on a rota basis.) Job ref 292-7255549-CSS

Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £24,169 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 02/07/2025 08:00

Rotational Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy

NHS AfC: Band 2

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.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

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.

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

• Interest in Pharmacy

Qualification and experience

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
• Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
• All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
• Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
• Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Hannah LeMar Job title Education, Training and Personnel Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01279978301 Additional information

Available for informal calls or visits Monday-Wednesday 09.00-13.00