Senior Rotational Assistant Technical Officer (Pharmacy)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer within the Pharmacy Team, involving 4-month rotations in Dispensary Services and Distribution/Stores. The post holder will assist in the safe and efficient running of these sections, including audits and quality improvement projects. It is a supervisory role, requiring training and mentoring of Apprentice Technical Officers. The position also involves accurate dispensing, patient interaction, stock checks, and general pharmacy duties.
Essential criteria
- Education / Qualifications
- Good verbal and written communication skills with internal and external colleagues
- Supervisory skills
- Ability to show leadership and motivate others
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to dispense prescriptions accurately
- Good numerical skills, ability to perform basic Pharmaceutical calculations
- Ability to prioritise and plan own work
- Ability to work calmly under pressure
- Good team working skills
- Good computing skills. Familiar with MS Office and able to use to a good standard
- Good patient counselling skills
- Good time management skills
- Experience of working in a busy dispensary
- Experience in a customer care environment
- Demonstrable experience of stock management and stock control
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Understanding of customer care issues
Desirable criteria
- Problem solving skills
- Good planning and organising skills
- Experience of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of staff training
- Experience of Pharmacy Distribution and Stores
- Experience of ward top
- Audit knowledge
- Trust Values and Other Requirements
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Education / Qualifications
- Good verbal and written communication skills with internal and external colleagues
- Supervisory skills
- Ability to show leadership and motivate others
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to dispense prescriptions accurately
- Good numerical skills, ability to perform basic Pharmaceutical calculations
- Ability to prioritise and plan own work
- Ability to work calmly under pressure
- Good team working skills
- Good computing skills. Familiar with MS Office and able to use to a good standard
- Good patient counselling skills
- Good time management skills
- Experience of working in a busy dispensary
- Experience in a customer care environment
- Demonstrable experience of stock management and stock control
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Understanding of customer care issues
- Problem solving skills
- Good planning and organising skills
- Experience of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of staff training
- Experience of Pharmacy Distribution and Stores
- Experience of ward top
- Audit knowledge
- Trust Values and Other Requirements
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,554 – £33,270 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Rotational Assistant Technical Officer (Pharmacy)
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join our friendly, forward thinking Pharmacy Team.
The Pharmacy Department has exciting development opportunities for enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding team of Pharmacy Assistants. If you wish to be part of a dynamic and innovative Pharmacy team, and start or continue a career in Pharmacy, join us as a Band 3 Dispensing Assistant. We are an innovative forward thinking department entering an exciting new phase. A series of in-house developments are underway, giving the opportunity for successful candidates to be involved in dynamic projects which offer professional progression.
You will have a friendly and approachable personality, be willing to work as part of a team and committed to providing the best possible service for patients.
You will need to be self-motivated with good communication & interpersonal skills. To qualify for this position, you will require NVQ L2 in pharmacy services or equivalent and good IT skills.
This is a full-time post and the post holder will be required to work weekends and Bank Holiday as part of a rota.
******Closing date is indicative only and this vacancy may close without notice when sufficient applications have bee
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