Senior Assistant Technical Officer

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To assist with prescription co-ordination, documentation, assembly and dispensing of patient medicines and related products including clinical trials materials
• To be able to dispense Clinical Trials prescriptions
• To be able to participate in the monthly expiry date checking rota
• To be able to participate in and contribute to departmental meetings
• To be able to assist in the training of new members of staff rotating into the dispensary
• To be able to carry out general housekeeping duties (tidying, restocking consumables, filing prescriptions etc.)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Hold a General Pharmacy Council -recognised Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant qualification or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• GCP training within the last 2 years

Skills

Essential criteria

• Be able to provide and receive routine factual information to inform work colleagues, patients/carers that may require tact and persuasion, where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Be able to make judgments involving facts or situations, some requiring analysis independently and as a group

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of procedures for dispensary services
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
• Relevant experience in Hospital Pharmacy Practice

Desirable criteria

• Relevant experience in pharmacy clinical trials

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 320.4KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Candidate Brochure DH (PDF, 225.6KB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)