Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-26-8189809-DMUT
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's hospital
- Town
- Birmimgham
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/08/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/09/2026
Employer heading
Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy Dispensary
Flexible working:
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Join our dedicated Pharmacy team and play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality patient care.
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Assistant Technical Officer (Pharmacy Dispensary) to support the smooth and efficient operation of the Inpatient Dispensary service. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with excellent organisational skills, a commitment to patient safety, and a passion for delivering outstanding pharmaceutical services within a specialist hospital environment.
Why Join Us?
This role offers the opportunity to become part of a highly skilled and supportive pharmacy team dedicated to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. You will gain valuable experience working within a specialist hospital setting while contributing directly to the safe and effective use of medicines and the delivery of exceptional patient care.
If you are enthusiastic, organised and committed to excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of the lead pharmacy technician participate in the dispensing process for the Inpatient Dispensary; accurately labelling and dispensing medicines and other pharmacy products, including unlicensed and named-patient products, to fulfill all types of prescriptions.
To participate in stock control management, maintaining adequate levels of stock and preventing wastage of drugs due to expiry.
To use the current pharmacy computer system to accurately and responsibly record all issues, stock transfers and returns in order to maintain stock balances and promote efficient ordering and distribution.
At all times to comply with all relevant policies of Main Pharmacy, and to ensure the maintenance of professional standards and compliance with legal requirements.
At all times to maintain the safe standards of work and a safe and appropriate environment as required by the provisions of the Medicines Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH, and waste disposal regulations, and any other requirements that may from time to time be placed upon the department
To participate on a rota basis in the provision of the Main pharmacy services including late night and weekends.
Working for our organisation
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-centered 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE’s in English and Maths
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (whole award)
- Knowledge of data protection and patient confidentiality
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations for liquid doses.
- Good time management skills, able to prioritise
- Excellent keyboard skills
- Experience using Microsoft Word, Access and Excel to manipulate data
- Ability to format and understand reports generated by computer systems
- Experience with data handling and data validation
- Ability to write, understand and follow procedures
- Ability to tackle routine tasks accurately
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of pharmacy computer systems such as Ascribe
- Previous experience of working in a hospital pharmacy environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amina Hussain
- Job title
- Senior Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Dispensary
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213339772
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