Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer Job Kirkby area,Knowsley England UK,Healthcare

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Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC:
Band 2 Contract Permanent:
Must participate in evening, weekend and bank holiday rotas Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Must participate in evening, weekend and bank holiday rotas) Job

Site Whiston Hospital Town Prescot Salary £25,272 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated individual to join our existing Pharmacy team.

The successful candidate will rotate between Pharmacy stores and Whiston and St Helens Hospital dispensaries, and participate in our evening, weekend and bank holiday rotas.

Your duties will include receiving prescription from patients and Hospital staff, booking in orders as well assembling stock medicines for distribution to wards and departments.

A strong attention to detail is essential, as is an ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment with other members of the Pharmacy team.

Good communication skills and a willingness to learn is important.

Candidates ideally should possess NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Service skills or a GPhC recognised equivalent qualification, H however training can be provided. A good standard of education (to GCSE level) would be advantageous.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Main duties of the job

To participate in the ATO rota through areas of the stores dispensaries and wards.
To assist in the receipt of prescriptions.
To participate in pharmacy services to wards and clinics primarily to maintain and control medicines.
To assist in booking in and auditing prescriptions, using the latest software.
To prepare and assemble supplies of medicines for delivery to wards and departments.
To assist in the receipt, storage and issue of stock including the maintenance of manual and computerised records.
To assist in the provision of a ward topping up service, supplying stock medication to wards on a weekly basis.
To co-operate with the provision of necessary staffing within the pharmaceutical service and participate in staff rotation to other sites e.g. St Helens.
To assist in the preparation and assembly of resuscitation and anaphylaxis boxes.
To participate in stock control of medicines within the pharmacy department under the supervision of the dispensary manager or senior technician.
Regularly handle or process cash or cheques when dealing with outpatients prescriptions.
To comply with the legal and other requirements related to the purchase, supply, use, safe custody and destruction of drugs both within the Pharmacy and in all other areas of the Trust.
To participate in the Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday rotas.
To participate in evening and on-call rotas in response to the changing needs of the service.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient…