Overview
UHNM is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role; however, UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa. You must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.
Band 3 Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy repackaging and overlabelling unit
Details
Part Time - equating to 30 hours per week
The UHNM NHS Trust is a large teaching hospital, serving over 3 million people. It has two sites, The Royal Stoke Hospital based in Stoke-on-Trent and The County Hospital based at Stafford. An ambitious £300 million modernisation scheme, nearing completion, has relocated all the innovative services of this dynamic teaching hospital and Keele Medical School on to a single site at the Royal Stoke Hospital. There is currently an ambitious modernisation programme being undertaken at The County Hospital.
Job responsibilities
The Technical Services department within pharmacy opened in September 2012 and holds an MHRA "Specials" manufacturing licence. The service encompasses aseptic, chemotherapy, non-sterile and pre-pack labelling and repackaging of medicines. The Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) department support the MHRA licence and also provide Quality Control support in regard to the preparation of radio pharmaceuticals for the Trust. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self motivated senior assistant technical officer to work with our team in technical services. The successful person will work within our repackaging and overlabelling unit and will be required to set up and prepare medicines made within Pharmacy Technical Services. The post holder will be expected to understand and follow standard operating procedures. In addition the post holder will be required to assist with the operation and maintenance of quality systems ensuring compliance with the terms of the MHRA Manufacturing "Specials" Licence in regards to all compounding and manufacturing processes. The employee will be supported with external and internal training in pharmacy services and associated technical activities where required.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Details
Date posted: 05 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 205-7391489
Job locations: UHNM, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
Qualifications and experience
Essential Qualifications
* 4 GCSEs grade C/4 or above or equivalent must include Maths, English and Science and NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services
* NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services OR equivalent relevant qualification to area of speciality AND willingness to work towards NVQ L2 in pharmacy services or equivalent training
Desirable
* A Levels / Degree level education in science related field
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
* Experience of following standard working instructions/procedures
* IT skills
* Team working
* Experience of stock control
* Ability to investigate queries, taking action if appropriate
* Ability to work unsupervised and alone
Desirable
* At least 1 years' previous experience in a similar role
* Experience of good manufacturing practice
Additional information
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, please note this refers to the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address: UHNM, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
Employer's website: UHNM https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk
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