Senior Assistant Technical Officer (Clinical)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer (Clinical) within the Pharmacy team at Velindre Cancer Centre. The job involves dispensing medicines, managing ward stock, and processing prescriptions for various services including Clinical, Medicines@Home, and procurement & distribution. The successful candidate will be a team player, eager to learn, and will receive full training in all aspects of the role. Participation in weekend and bank holiday rotas is required.
Key responsibilities
- To receive, interpret, dispense and hand out prescriptions in line with departmental standard operating procedures.
- To undertake the order, issue and receipt of medication on wards/day units to maintain ward stock.
- Goods receipt of drugs and other pharmaceuticals into the pharmacy department.
- Work under the professional & clinical supervision of the pharmacy team ensuring to follow standard operating procedures at all times.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent OR willing to work towards
- Evidence of recent development (e.g. skills updating)
- Able to communicate with patients and staff
- Well motivated
- Able to work in a team
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Hospital experience
- Storekeeping or industrial experience requiring attention to detail
- Attention to detail
- Able to undertake simple arithmetical calculations without a calculator
- Basic IT skills (e.g. data input)
- Good verbal/written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Any recent training with regard to pharmacy or healthcare
- Pharmacy experience
- Aseptic/dispensary experience
- Welsh Language - Level 1
- Familiar with working to SOPs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £26,813 – £27,890 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Velindre Cancer Centre
Senior Assistant Technical Officer (Clinical)
The closing date is 14 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking to work somewhere inspiring? Do you want to make a difference to patients every day? If the answer is yes, then you will want to work with us in the Pharmacy team at Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff.
We are a busy and friendly department. There will be plenty of variety in this job and you may spend time in our Clinical, Medicines@Home and procurement & distribution services. A typical day may consist of dispensing medicines for patients, topping-up stocked medication on wards or processing prescriptions for our care closer to home settings.
We will train you in all aspects of the role, so whilst hospital pharmacy experience is welcomed, it is not essential. We are looking for the right candidate, who is team player and eager to learn.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will participate in weekend and bank holiday rotas as required.
Main duties of the job
- To receive, interpret, dispense and hand out prescriptions in line with departmental standard operating procedures.
- To undertake the order, issue and receipt of medication on wards/day units to maintain ward stock.
- Goods receipt of drugs and other pharmaceuticals into the pharmacy d
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