Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Medicine Management- Pharmacy

NHS National Services Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a proactive Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer to lead the goods receipt area and support the Chief Technician with stock control and distribution of medicines. You will oversee staff, ensure accurate receiving, checking and despatch of pharmaceutical products, and contribute to ward stock top-ups.

You will work in a hospital setting, coordinating with suppliers and departments, and participate in weekend/public holiday rotas as required.

Qualifications

• SVQ Level II qualification required.
• Two years’ experience as an assistant technical officer.
• Experience in hospital practice.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assistant technical officers and assist the Chief Technician with planning and prioritising work within goods receipt area.
• Receive and check all types of pharmaceutical products into the pharmacy department from wholesalers and other hospitals.
• Assist the Chief Technician in developing the pharmaceutical stock drugs top-up service to wards and departments.
• Lead training for Assistant Technical Officers following standard operating procedures.
• Deliver operational support to the pharmacy department as part of staff rotation.
• Participate in weekend and public holiday working rotas of the department.

Skills

Experience as an assistant technical

Experience in hospital practice

Plan, prioritise & organise workload

Education

Scottish Vocational Qualification Level II

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

• Provide patient focused quality service to assure an efficient and timely supply of pharmaceutical products.
• Be the team leader for pharmacy staff working within goods receipt area.
• Accurate and safe assembly of medicines to be dispensed.
• Receive, check, package and despatch pharmaceutical goods.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In this key role, you will:

• Lead the assistant technical officers and assist the Chief Technician with planning and prioritising work within goods receipt area.
• Receive and check all types of pharmaceutical products into the pharmacy department from wholesalers and other hospitals.
• Assist the Chief technician in developing the pharmaceutical stock drugs top-up service to wards and departments.
• Lead training for Assistant Technical rs following standard operating procedures.
• Deliver operational support to the pharmacy department as part of staff rotation.
• Participate in weekend and public holiday working rotas of the department

What You'll Bring:

• Scottish Vocational Qualification Level II
• Two years experience as an assistant technical officer.
• Experience in hospital practice
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and work under pressure.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Elaine Stewart, Chief Pharmacy Technician on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.