Assistant Technical Officer - Stores Team
NHS: AfC: Band 2
Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS: AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent: Part time Hours Part time - 15.5 hours per week (15.5 hours per week 8.30 - 12.00 Monday to Friday, participation in weekend and Bank Holiday rota) Job ref 331-B18460825
Site Furness General Hospital Town Barrow in Furness Salary £24,465 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/09/2025 23:59
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
The Pharmacy Department is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to become part of our stores team at Furness General Hospital.
The main duties will be working in a busy Pharmacy store, receiving, issuing and putting away medication, providing safe, timely, appropriate, cost-effective and high quality pharmaceutical services.
You must be able to work as a team member and on an individual basis and although Pharmacy experience is not essential for this post you must be willing to complete appropriate on the job training.
Part time hours: 15.5 hours per week
Hours of work will be 08.30 to 12:00 Monday to Friday.
Participation in Weekend and Bank Holiday rotas is required
Main duties of the job
To adhere to legislation, national and local standards and procedures in all tasks performed.
To participate in the introduction and use of new technology and techniques in accordance with the
needs of the service.
To work as a member of the pharmacy team to provide safe, timely, appropriate and high quality
pharmaceutical services covering reception, purchasing, distribution and put away.
To acquire with training, a working knowledge of the pharmacy computer system in order to use as
required following departmental policies and procedures.
To maintain stock and consumable levels ensuring stock rotation within designated areas in
accordance with procedures.
To perform general tidying and non-domestic cleaning duties in the department as needed, ensuring
the safe disposal of waste.
Awareness of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) regulations for the storage,
handling and disposal of pharmaceutical products.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* Good basic education to GCSE level or equivalent - Including numeracy & literacy
* Willing to work towards NVQ 2 and BTEC – Pharmacy services
* Willing to work towards NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Experience
* Experience in hospital or community pharmacy
Skills, ability and knowledge
* Good communication skills, written/oral
* Basic computer experience/keyboard skills
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Susan Harper Job title Senior in Purchasing & Distribution Services Email address susan.harper@mbht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01229203725 Additional information
Andrea Scott
Chief Pharmacy Technician WGH/FGH
Pharmacy Dept
UHMB
Mobile: 07970349998
Email:andrea.scott2@mbht.nhs.uk
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