Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 292-6797880-CCS
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/12/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Core Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Department
NHS AfC: Band 2
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
A great opportunity is available within the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust for a Core Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer (ATO).
You will be involved in the pharmaceutical care of hospital patients through the aseptic preparation, compounding and supply of medicines.
General working pattern is 37.5 hours per week over a 7-day period. Usual working hours will be between 9 - 5, Monday to Friday and will include some late standby shifts, weekend and bank holiday working.
Main duties of the job
You will work with and support staff working in the Pharmacy Aseptic unit to:
- Apply skills and knowledge to a range of activities concerned with the preparation and supply of aseptic pharmaceutical products with in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations.
- Work with and support the pharmacy technicians in the training of rotational staff.
- Maintain a clean working environment in compliance with GMP regulations.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached job description, which is available to download at any time.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 3 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English
Skills
Essential criteria
- Meticulous to Detail
- Good Thinking & Reasoning Skills
- Good Communication Skills, both written and oral
- Good team player, with ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to successfully complete an NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Darren Shipton
- Job title
- Pharmacy TSU Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 973141
- Additional information
Available for informal calls
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