Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Stock & Distribution

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Birmingham seeks a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to support pharmacy services. The role involves stock management, administrative duties, and ensuring efficient provision of medicines. Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and experience in a healthcare environment. Strong communication and IT skills are essential for this role.

Benefits

Commitment to inclusivity and diversity

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services and keep practice current.
• Experience with stock management systems required.
• Ability to handle heavy loads and communicate with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily stock top-ups to wards.
• Chase outstanding orders and respond to urgent requests.
• Support administrative duties and medicine audits.

Skills

Stock management systems knowledge

Effective communication

IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access)

Problem solving

Team player

Education

GCSE in English and Maths

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Tools

Pharmacy/Finance Systems (Ascribe, Wellsky)

Job description

Go back Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Stock & Distribution

The closing date is 15 August 2025

**Are you ready to make a difference? **

If you want to be a part of an ambitious team that continually strives to deliver outstanding clinical care to women, babies and their families then we need you!

We are seeking a self-motivated, and enthusiastic senior ATOto join our pharmacy team based at our Birmingham Women's Hospital pharmacy site. You will support the provision of medicines to the Birmingham Women's Hospital and also assist with administrative duties to support the Clinical Pharmacy team.

The post holder will be based within the Clinical Pharmacy Team at Birmingham Women's Hospital site but may be required to support services within the pharmacy department on the Birmingham Children's Hospital site.

Excellent communication and IT skills will be required to ensure all processes are carried out accurately and efficiently

Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

• Lead on the day to day stock top ups to wards and departments
• Communicate closely with external stock provider
• Actively support and participate in stock management.
• Chase outstanding orders and follow up on MCS issues
• Respond to priority and urgent requests
• Communicate any anticipated stock delays to the senior technician
• Support the team with administrative duties
• Support the senior technician with day to day processes
• To assist with drug alerts
• Support with medicine safe and secure storage audits

You will need to already have the NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services and your practice be current and up to date

For further information about this post please contact:

Louise Whitticase, Principal Pharmacist Women's and Neonatal Services on 0121 333 1377 x5789 or email [e-mail]

Perry Coley, Chief Pharmacy Technician on 0121 333 9786 or email: [e-mail]

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE's in English and Maths
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

• Experience/ knowledge of stock management systems including topping up stock on wards
• Ability to move and handle heavy and awkward loads
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Access and Excel
• Experience of communicating with other teams including other health care professionals.
• Must have an understanding of the Trust Values.
• An understanding of the adherence and purpose of standard operating procedures; supporting & participating in any changes to process.
• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience of using Pharmacy/ Finance Systems such as Ascribe and Wellsky.
• Experience of participating in safe and secure medicine storage audits.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands, such as an urgent stock request.
• Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Application of skills to support the optimisation of stock management systems and to reduce wastage.
• Ability to enter data accurately, format and understand data on reports generated by Pharmacy/ Finance Computer Systems.
• Ability to escalate issues and knows limits of own ability

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Excellent team player
• Excellent health and attendance record
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work accurately under pressure
• Good written and verbal English
• Adaptable to changes in working practices
• Smart appearance, creating a good impression to others
• Ability to work accurately on all tasks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Remain professional at all times
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• An understanding and the ability to undertake the duties outlines in the job description

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 name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust