Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer Aseptic Services
The closing date is 22 September 2025
Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in pharmacy? Do you want to make a difference in the patients journey and experience? Do you want to feel valued and part of a team providing world-leading team providing world leading-care.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacy assistant to join our pharmacy team within the technical services department at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
The technical services team are responsible for the ordering, supply checking and distribution of Parenteral Nutrition and Chemotherapy to patients in the trust. As part of this team working alongside Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in Technical Services as well as the wider department.
You will also participate in dispensary rotations to carrying out dispensing duties. This will include late night and weekend cover.
Main duties of the job
Duties include:
- Support the ordering, receipt, dispensing and delivery of Chemotherapy and CIVAS
- Communicate closely with external stock providers
- Actively support and participate in stock management.
- Chase outstanding orders and follow up on MCS issues
- Respond to priority and urgent requests
- Communicate any anticipated stock delays to the senior technician
- Support the senior technician with day to day processes
- Support the team with administrative duties
- To assist with drug alerts
- Support with medicine safe and secure storage audits
- Participate, as core duties in the dispensing process for the In-Patient Dispensary.
- To efficiently use the current pharmacy computer systems.
- To support the training of assistant technical officers (ATO's), students and other trainees.
- To participate in pharmacy ward audits across all sites within the Trust.
About us
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 neo-natal 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.
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.
Details
Date posted
08 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
284-25-7373666-DMUT
Job locations
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
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