Senior Assistant Technical Officer-Clinical Trials

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated individuals to join their pharmacy team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you will engage with a diverse range of patients and healthcare professionals. As part of your responsibilities, you will ensure adherence to standard operating procedures while providing excellent customer service. The position requires a commitment to professional development, including the pursuit of qualifications in pharmacy services. If you are passionate about healthcare and eager to make a difference, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Must have 4 GCSEs including Maths, English, and Science.
• Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with customers and handle queries.
• Work flexibly across various pharmacy sites as needed.

Skills

Team working

Communication skills

Basic IT skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Investigative skills

Education

4 GCSEs grade C or above

NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services

Tools

Microsoft applications

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the JD/PD for full details on this post

Please contact Francesco Petrelli for further information or to arrange an informal visit

[e-mail]

01782 672625

Person specification

Essential Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 4 GCSEs grade C (new grading 4) or above or equivalent must include Maths, English and Science
• And NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services OR equivalent relevant qualification to area of speciality
• AND willingness to work towards NVQ L2 in pharmacy services

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with standard operating procedures
• Has basic IT skills and able to use Microsoft applications
• Team working
• Ability to communicate with a range of people, including customers and difficult queries
• Ability to investigate queries, taking action if appropriate
• Ability to realise when it is necessary to liaise with senior staff
• Ability to prioritise own workload and work as part of a team
• Ability to work unsupervised and alone
• Ability to stand and sit for long periods of time

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of Health and safety issues including COSHH
• At least 1 years' previous experience in a similar role
• Previous experience working in a GCP environment

Other Job Requirements

Essential criteria

• Must have ability to travel between sites
• Ability to take part in working rotas including bank holidays, weekends and extended hours service
• Flexibility in working hours to suit the needs of the Pharmacy Directorate.

Important information about your application

1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• JD/PER SPEC (PDF, 672.6KB)
• Statement handling - updated from policy (PDF, 33.6KB)
• Policy ex-offenders (PDF, 36.1KB)
• Infection control statement (PDF, 107.5KB)
• DBS Code of practice (PDF, 54.9KB)
• Trust Policy on Managing Risk Associated with Safeguarding Children (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Family Relocation Information (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Speaking Up Policy (PDF, 523.6KB)
• Recruitment Reasonable Adjustments (PDF, 122.1KB)