Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team within a busy department!

The successful applicant will undertake duties in support of the Pharmacist, Technicians, and Dispensers, primarily performing Reception Duties in the 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.

Undertakes duties in support of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reception duties in dispensary
• Packing, supply, and delivery of medicines to wards and departments
• Receiving medicines into the department
• Deal with queries and requests from patients and staff at the hatch & on the telephone
• Verify 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
• Filing of paper records including sorting and filing the full range of prescriptions daily, weekly, and at the end of the month, year
• Replenishment of dispensary stocks.

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 neonatal 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.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Katy Copestake
Job title: Senior Pharmacy Technician- Dispensary
Email address: k.copestake@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0121 333 9772