North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Assistant Technical Officer
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Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) Band 2
£25,272 per annum (pro-rata), part time, 32.5 hours per week.
Please note - due to current Immigration rules and regulations, this post is not eligible for sponsorship
Job Summary
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Pharmacy department is seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to become part of our team. We provide medication to support the treatment for a variety of mental health issues to patients across North Staffordshire.
You must be able to work as a team member and on an individual basis and although Pharmacy experience is not essential for this post, you must be willing to work towards an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services.
Hours of work are Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00, primarily based at Harplands Hospital site.
Main duties of the job
Duties
The main duties of the role involve working in a busy Pharmacy department ensuring a safe and effective service is provided. Main duties include:
- Effective stock management of all pharmaceuticals.
- Safe and efficient supply and return of medication / pharmacy orders to the wards/departments.
- Dispensing medications for inpatients and outpatients.
- Carrying out ATO duties including reception duties, communicating with wards and departments regarding medication supplies, replenishing emergency stocks, expiry date checking, stock taking and ward stock top-up duties
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As a Trust, we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
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We have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ros Castle
- Job title: Dispensary Manager
- Email address: ros.castle@combined.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01782 441604
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