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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
245-HS2PHAR-11-26
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tameside General Hospital
Town
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Salary
£25,272 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/11/2026 23:59

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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assistant Technical Officer-Homecare Administrator

Band 2

Job overview

Assistant Technical Officer Homecare Administrator

Band 2 - 37.5 hours per week

 An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Pharmacy Homecare team. You will provide administrative support to ensure the efficient coordination of homecare services, maintaining accurate records, liaising with patients and providers, and supporting the day-to-day running of the service. We are looking for an organised and motivated individual with good communication, IT and administrative skills who can work effectively in a busy team environment.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

  

Main duties of the job

 

The postholder will be responsible for Homecare scanning onto the patient record. Creating a posting checklist to Homecare companies. Receiving and filing checklists from homecare providers.  Contacting Homecare Providers for urgent prescriptions and scanning/emailing them across.  Ordering Homecare stationary.  Making entries onto Homecare spreadsheet. Monitoring Homecare emails. 

 

Checks Pharmacy/Procurement in boxes for orders from outside the department e.g. Pennine, Willow Wood, Community clinics 

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. 

 The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Desirable criteria
  • Good general education, preferably Mathematics and English at GCSE level or functional skills will be offered
  • Training to NVQ2 level, or equivalent, attained or will be provided

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Recent experience of working in a busy Hospital or Community Pharmacy
  • Recent experience of working in another public / customer service industry

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Can communicate effectively verbally and in writing with patients and service users , particularly by telephone
  • Able to prioritise own workload within the scope of organised rotas

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stacey Starr
Job title
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 922 6509
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