Job summary
Employer heading
Assistant Technical Officer (Band 2 to Band 3 progression post)
NHS AfC: Band 2
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients
- Rated Good by the CQC
- Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
- Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
- Recognised as a centre of excellence, leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
- Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
- In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
- Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.
This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.
Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:
- Patients first, always
- Excellence, in all we do
- Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
- Equality, for all
Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.
Job overview
This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to join our department as a Band 2 Assistant Technical Officer. The post is a progression post where the employee will undertake a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services where they will then move to a Band 3 post on successfully completing the course.
This new role is intended to support personal growth in the field of Pharmacy. Over the course of about 15 months, the post holder will be able to demonstrate progression towards the Pharmacy role and have completed the Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship. Due to apprenticeship funding criteria, we cannot accept applications from individuals who hold a Level 2 or higher qualification in this field (inc overseas study).
Please note the successful applicant must meet the essential criteria below:
- Be able to produce certificates to evidence the Essential Qualifications listed in the PS at interview
- Have the right to live and work in the UK, in line with government apprenticeship guidance, sponsorship cannot be offered
- Undertake enrolment activities with the HEI , leading to a successful offer to study
- Commit to study the full apprenticeship programme
- Attendance of training at the associated HEI is considered to be essential.
*** Failure to complete any aspect of the academic components within the set time scale will result in removal from the course and may impact on your ability to continue in the training post ***
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join a team of specialist and generalist clinical pharmacists, medicines optimisation technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users. They will participate effectively in the daily dispensary duties and delivery of services including labelling and dispensing medicines including controlled drugs, dealing with ward stock, SOP development and assisting with supply chain management of Pharmaceuticals. This will include ordering, invoicing, distribution, delivery and general management of stock control of medicines used at RNOH.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, forward thinking and pro-active individual to join our progressive team at RNOH. There is extensive scope for the successful applicant to develop on both a personal and professional level through exposure to all departmental activities and the opportunity for further roles in the future.
This is a full time position where the successful candidate will work 37.5 hours a week and take part in weekend duties as per rota..
Working for our organisation
The RNOH is a national centre of excellence with an international reputation for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.
It is an exciting time to join our department as we implemented ePMA in the Trust in Autumn 2022. Alongside the recent expansion to the theatre facilities, there are ever growing opportunities to contribute to medicines optimisation. Our pharmacy dispensary has recently been relocated to a innovative and purpose built area which also has dedicated office workspace and improved facilities for staff training, research, staff rest areas and dedicated patient consultation and waiting areas.
The Pharmacy Department has a strong focus on medicines optimisation and innovative pharmaceutical practice. This offers exciting opportunities for professional development for all staff.
Research and ongoing development is highly encouraged within the department and the Trust. We actively encourage staff to carry out presentations and participate in training sessions regularly held in the department
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written & verbal communication skills
- Able to work as a team
- Good customer service skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSEs, two of which should be in English and Mathematics
- Numerate
- Literate
- Word processing, use of the internet and IT general skills
Desirable criteria
- Participation in a formal Pharmacy Education or training programme
- Diploma /Graduate in Science
- NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Pharmacy experience
- Basic knowledge of Hospital Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Dispensary experience
- Medicines procurement experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work as a team member
- Ability to demonstrate working on own initiative/ common sense
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to adapt to change
- Able to prioritise
- Good ability of computer systems
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vishakha Patani
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8909 5410
- Additional information
If you would interested in the post and would like further information, please contact either Vasanti Gorsia or Vishakha Patani on 020 8909 5410.
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