Assistant Technical Officer (Pharmacy Stores & Distribution)

Job summary

Participate in the receipt, delivery and accurate supply of dispensed and stock medicines throughout the City / QMC Hospitals. All tasks will be undertaken following departmental standard operating procedures, under the supervision of registered technical staff.

Main duties of the job

1. To undertake the ordering of pharmaceutical items against agreed stock lists in line with departmental procedure.

2. To assemble a range of stock requisitions from both internal and external customers and produce computer generated paperwork including dispensing labels, where required.

3. To liaise with ward staff, ward pharmacists and medicines management technicians regarding drug stock levels, advising on storage conditions and location changes, ensuring that appropriate stock levels are maintained and wastage is kept to a minimum.

4. To assess the validity of requested stock items and liaise with relevant Pharmacy and ward staff regarding queries or supply issues.

5. To perform an accuracy check of assembled medicines (after training and successful validation) for distribution to wards, departments, Pharmacy departments and external customers.

6. To follow up stock level queries arising during the assembly process with the pharmacy purchasing team, communicating supply problems to the relevant pharmacy and ward staff.

7. To assist with the safe disposal of pharmaceutical items, including hazardous items, following COSHH regulations and Health and Safety procedures.

About us

With more than 19,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.

We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.