Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-25-7020497-DMUT
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £22,383 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer
Band 2
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team within a busy department!
The successful applicant will to undertake duties in support of the Pharmacist, Technicians and Dispensers, primarily performing Reception Duties in dispensary, accurately logging prescriptions onto the tracking system, being the friendly face at the Pharmacy hatch, handling calls and queries and supporting Stores and Distribution duties
Main duties of the job
Undertakes duties in support of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
- reception duties in dispensary
- packing, supply and delivery of medicines to wards and departments
- receiving medicines into the department
- Deal with queries, requests from patients and staff at the hatch & on the telephone.
- Be able to take in prescriptions including verifying the patient’s identity and the validity of the prescription, clarifying details about the prescription
- Entering prescription details including discharge medication (TTO’s) onto the pharmacy computer tracking system. Monitoring their progress and logging stages in the transaction process
- To undertake the filing of paper records including sorting and filing the full range of prescriptions daily, weekly and at end of month, year.
- Replenishment of dispensary stocks.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE English
- GCSE Maths
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or willing to work towards
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Desirable criteria
- Pharmacy Experience
- Knowledge of data protection & patient confidentiality
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise & carry out routine tasks
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of when a problem or issue requires escalation
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Pharmacy Computer System
- Previous administrative experience
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Trustworthy
- Adaptable to changes in working practice
- An understanding of and the ability to undertake the duties outlines in the Job Description
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Ability to write, understand and follow procedures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katy Copestake
- Job title
- Senior Pharmacy Technician- Dispensary
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9772
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