Band 3 Senior Assistant Technical Officer

The Trust pharmacy service provides medicines and ward based pharmacy services for over 100 wards/teams including inpatients, forensic, forensic CAMHS, home treatment, assertive outreach, day units, community mental health and early intervention.

We are looking for 2 x Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officers to join our team in Pharmacy services based at Venture House in Erdington. You should be an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent communication skills, an interest in Pharmacy services and an empathy for people with mental health problems. The successful candidates will work in all aspects of in-patient and community dispensing, joining our existing team of Pharmacy staff.

You should have experience of working in Pharmacy services and have an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services.

For further information on this post please contact Laura Banks on 0121 301 5157.

These duties include:

Dispensing

Maintaining good stock levels in the Pharmacy

Participating in ward top-up services

Undertaking general reception duties

Undertaking general stores and procurement tasks

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Please see job description and person specification for full details of the job role.

These duties include:

Dispensing

Maintaining good stock levels in the Pharmacy

Participating in ward top-up services

Undertaking general reception duties

Undertaking general stores and procurement tasks

We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.