Senior Assistant Technical Officer / Pharmacy Assistant – Job Overview
Senior Assistant Technical Officers working in the Dispensary or Drug Distribution areas of the pharmacy are responsible for:
* Stock management, ward top‑up services (including Omnicell replenishment), labelling, dispensing, and maintaining cleanliness and order.
* Completing HEE Medicines Optimisation modules for checking Patients' Own Drugs and transcribing medicines for inpatient use.
* Reception duties: receiving prescriptions, processing charges, and handling enquiries in line with departmental procedures.
* Assisting dispensing for inpatients, outpatients, wards, and departments; supporting workflow and robot use where applicable.
* Receiving requisitions and complying with GDP, MHRA and WDL requirements.
* Managing non‑clinical enquiries, maintaining good housekeeping, checking expiry dates, rotating stock, unpacking deliveries, and resolving discrepancies according to SOPs.
Pharmacy Assistant duties include supporting the pharmacy team of technical staff and pharmacists, contributing to the department’s ongoing success and maintaining a collaborative, supportive working environment.
All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment; staff must give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout employment.
As part of our commitment to Equality and Diversity, we encourage applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we serve.
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