University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Assistant Technical Officer
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Senior Assistant Technical Officer
Are you interested in a career in Pharmacy? Are you innovative and forward thinking? This may be the position you’re looking for.
We are looking for someone to become a member of our Senior Pharmacy Assistant Team, where you will provide support in delivering a high quality service to all Pharmacy customers.
This position would suit someone with a keen eye for detail and who is able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including other healthcare professionals and members of the public. You will be a good team player, enthusiastic and proactive with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
Working in the pharmacy at Queens Hospital, Burton -
- Dispensing inpatient and outpatient prescriptions and discharge medication.
- Meeting and greeting people at the reception hatch and accepting outpatient prescriptions and taking prescription charges.
- Completing ward top ups and expiry dating.
You will be required to complete a GPhC-approved Level 2 Pharmacy course.
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Closing date: 9 July 2026
Interview date: 17 July 2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
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- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Ann Adams
Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician
Email address: ann.adams2@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01283 511511
Please feel free to call us for an informal chat if you would like to know more about this vacancy
Claire Eaton
My working days are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 9am to 5.15pm
Tele: 01283511511 ext: 5897
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