This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to join our department as a Band 2 Assistant Technical Officer. We are seeking a forward thinking and highly motivated Assistant Technical Officer to deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service.
The post holder will join a team of specialist and generalist clinical pharmacists, medicines optimisation technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users. They will participate effectively in the daily dispensary duties and delivery of services including labelling and dispensing medicines including controlled drugs, dealing with ward stock, SOP development and assisting with supply chain management of Pharmaceuticals. This will include ordering, invoicing, distribution, delivery and general management of stock control of medicines used at RNOH.
The post holder must have a minimum of 4 GCSE's, Grade 4 -9 or A to c, two of which should be in Mathematics and English. (Certificates will be required). This is a full time post(37.5 hours) for an Assistant Technical Officer to play an integral part of the Pharmacy team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, forward thinking and pro-active Assistant Technical Officer to join our progressive team at RNOH. There is extensive scope for the successful applicant to develop on both a personal and professional level through exposure to all departmental activities and the opportunity for further roles in the future.
The post holder will be required to possess good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work effectively and methodically in busy environments both independently and within a team. Good computer skills are essential. Ideally, the post holder should have previous experience in Pharmacy.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients.
RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
The post holder will be:
* Participate with the procurement of pharmaceuticals for RNOH
* Deal with stock shortages and reporting as necessary
* Work with the finance and commissioning team in ensuring processing invoices
* Ensuring appropriate claims are made in time
* Work with other ATO’s and pharmacy technicians providing dispensary support services
* Assist in dispensing inpatient, outpatient, TTA’s and Controlled Drugs
* Managing accurate stock levels in Dispensary and clinical areas
* Participate in ward “top ups” and other distribution services to the wards
* Work with other ATO’s to order IV fluids and medical gases for the Hospital
Through provision of an effective Pharmacy service, this post will:
* Challenge your problem solving skills
* Strengthen your organisational skills by co-ordination and prioritisation of work
* Improve communication skills
This advert closes on Monday 6 Apr 2026
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