Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

4 weeks ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

**Job overview**:
Undertakes duties in support of the Pharmacists and other Technical Staff. Assists in the provision of a safe and effective pharmaceutical service in order to meet department and corporate objectives.

**Main duties of the job**:

- Reception duties within the department
- Receipt and storage of medications
- Provide a ward stock topping up service to wards and departments
- ** **Dispensing pharmaceutical products
- Contribute to 7 day service, Bank Holidays and Late Night Rotas
- Undertake NVQ level 2 in Pharmaceutical Service

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ2 level or willing to undertake training

**Desirable criteria**:

- GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good verbal and written communication
- Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure
- Awareness of the range of duties

**Desirable criteria**:

- Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

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