Trainee Assistant Technical Officer- Dispensary

Ncic; Whitehaven; Híbrido; GBP 23.000 - 28.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

NHS Discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to Work

Vivup counselling

27-day holiday

Descripción de la vacante

West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, is recruiting for a Trainee Assistant Technical Officer – Dispensary on a 12-month fixed-term contract, 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 08:30-16:30) with occasional lates, weekends and bank holidays.

You will join a Pharmacy team delivering services to the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust, stocking medicines, liaising with clinical teams, and supporting ward deliveries.

Formación

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 2 Unit 206 – Assemble Prescribed Items or willing to work towards (optional).
• GCSE English language and mathematics or equivalent.
• NVQ 3 units in receipt and assembly of prescriptions.
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.

Responsabilidades

• Supplying stock medicines to wards and departments across the trust.
• Liaising with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Providing a delivery service of medicines to wards on site.
• Participating in stock control maintenance.
• Assisting in the maintenance of stock levels of medicines on wards and departments by topping up.

Conocimientos

Stock control awareness

Hospital/Community pharmacy experience

Educación

NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills

NVQ Optional Units

GCSE English and Maths

NVQ 3 units in receipt and assembly of prescriptions

Essential IT skills

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Descripción del empleo

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Trainee Assistant Technical Officer- Dispensary

NHS AfC: Band 2

Main area 201065 Pharmacy WCH Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Mon - Fri (08:30-16:30) with additional lates, weekend and bank holiday rota) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri (08:30-16:30) with additional lates, weekend and bank holiday rota) Job ref 262-A-26-8345416

Site West Cumberland Hospital Town Cumbria Salary £25,272 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG

12 months fixed term - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri 08:30-16:30) including additional lates, weekend and bank holiday rota.

The Pharmacy Department at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven has as opportunity for two enthusiastic and highly motivated people to join our team as aTrainee Assistant Technical officer – Dispensary

The post holder will work as part of a pharmacy team of Assistant Technical officers, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to deliver the pharmacy service to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

The role is varied and will include:

• Supplying stock medicines to wards and departments across the trust
• Liaising with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Providing a delivery service of medicines to wards on site.
• Participating in stock control maintenance.
• Assisting in the maintenance of stock levels of medicines on wards and
• departments by participating in the pharmacy topping up service

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent or willing to work towards.
• NVQ Optional Units - must include optional NVQ Level 2 Unit 206 – Assemble Prescribed Items or willing to work towards
• GCSE English language and mathematics or equivalent.
• NVQ 3 units in receipt and assembly of prescriptions
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

• Awareness of Stock control process.
• Recent work in a hospital or community pharmacy.
• Microsoft Word.