Assistant Technical Officer

• Effectively assist the medicines area of the Medicines Packing Unit and help ensure that demand of medicines is met across the Trust and that medicines are kept in a secure manner. • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including medicines management staff, health care professionals and delivery personnel. • Supply bulk medicines stock to ambulance station in accordance to agreed stock lists, schedules and timetables. • Produce accurate picking lists, delivery notes and/ or to-follows using the medicines management computer system. • Process requests from stations and deal effectively with different queries. • Ensure station orders are booked out and completed in a timely manner to meet delivery/transport times. • Ensure orders are checked and packed appropriately and any errors corrected before dispatch. • Assist with the receipt of goods into Stores, ensuring correct storage of stock taking account of Good Distribution Practice and rotation of expiry dates. • Participate in the receipt/ checking of goods from different suppliers and booking in the deliveries on the medicines management computer system if necessary. • Ensure that any associated paperwork is correct, processed and filed according to departmental procedures. • Monitor and advise the pharmacy technicians on actual and potential out of stock items to maintain adequate stock levels at all times • Process and dispatch to-follow items, ensuring computer files and paperwork are updated. • Ensure information on to-follow items is disseminated to relevant staff and stock shortages are pro-actively managed. • Input, process and file data both computerised and paper based to ensure accurate record keeping and to facilitate its timely retrieval. • Ensure all areas are kept clean, tidy and well organised to provide a safe working environment. • To support the development and delivery medicine management training, if required and agreed for a range of individuals including clinicians and non-clinicians. • Support the delivery of the corporate governance and assurance requirements and any internal/external assurance processes. • To undertake risk management and clinical governance activities within own area of responsibility and contribute towards the delivery of the appropriate quality standards and targets outlined in the Trusts Risk Management Strategy. Applicants are advised to read all the information enclosed in the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form. Priority will be given to staff at risk candidates. We reserve the right to close the application window early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Job description Job responsibilities • Effectively assist the medicines area of the Medicines Packing Unit and help ensure that demand of medicines is met across the Trust and that medicines are kept in a secure manner. • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including medicines management staff, health care professionals and delivery personnel. • Supply bulk medicines stock to ambulance station in accordance to agreed stock lists, schedules and timetables. • Produce accurate picking lists, delivery notes and/ or to-follows using the medicines management computer system. • Process requests from stations and deal effectively with different queries. • Ensure station orders are booked out and completed in a timely manner to meet delivery/transport times. • Ensure orders are checked and packed appropriately and any errors corrected before dispatch. • Assist with the receipt of goods into Stores, ensuring correct storage of stock taking account of Good Distribution Practice and rotation of expiry dates. • Participate in the receipt/ checking of goods from different suppliers and booking in the deliveries on the medicines management computer system if necessary. • Ensure that any associated paperwork is correct, processed and filed according to departmental procedures. • Monitor and advise the pharmacy technicians on actual and potential out of stock items to maintain adequate stock levels at all times • Process and dispatch to-follow items, ensuring computer files and paperwork are updated. • Ensure information on to-follow items is disseminated to relevant staff and stock shortages are pro-actively managed. • Input, process and file data both computerised and paper based to ensure accurate record keeping and to facilitate its timely retrieval. • Ensure all areas are kept clean, tidy and well organised to provide a safe working environment. • To support the development and delivery medicine management training, if required and agreed for a range of individuals including clinicians and non-clinicians. • Support the delivery of the corporate governance and assurance requirements and any internal/external assurance processes. • To undertake risk management and clinical governance activities within own area of responsibility and contribute towards the delivery of the appropriate quality standards and targets outlined in the Trusts Risk Management Strategy. Applicants are advised to read all the information enclosed in the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form. Priority will be given to staff at risk candidates. We reserve the right to close the application window early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.