Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Stock & Distribution

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Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Stock & Distribution Band 3

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 284-26 DMUT

Site Birmingham Women's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/08/:59 Interview date 14/08/2026

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

Are you ready to make a difference ?

If you want to be a part of a n ambitious team t hat continually strives to deliver outstanding clinical care to women, babies and their families then we need you!

We are seeking a self- motivated, and enthusiastic senior ATO to join our pharmacy team based at our Birmingham Women's Hospital pharmacy site. You will support the provision of medicines to the Birmingham Women's Hospital and also assist with administrative duties to support the Clinical Pharmacy team.

The post holder will be based within the Clinical Pharmacy Team at Birmingham Women's Hospital site but may be required to support services within the pharmacy department on the Birmingham Children's Hospital site.

Excellent communication and IT skills will be required to ensure all processes are carried out accurately and efficiently

Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

• Lead on the day to day stock top ups to wards and departments
• Communicate closely with external stock provider
• Actively support and participate in stock management.
• Chase outstanding orders and follow up on MCS issues
• Respond to priority and urgent requests
• Communicate any anticipated stock delays to the senior technician
• Support the team with administrative duties
• Support the senior technician with day to day processes
• To assist with drug alerts
• Support with medicine safe and secure storage audits

You will need to already have the NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services and your practice be current and up to date

For further information about this post please contact:

Louise Whitticase, Principal Pharmacist Women's and Neonatal Services on x5789 or email

Perry Coley, Chief Pharmacy Technician on or email:

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Person specification Qualifications

• GCSE's in English and Maths
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

• An understanding of the adherence and purpose of standard operating procedures; supporting & participating in any changes to process.
• Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience of using Pharmacy/ Finance Systems such as Ascribe and Wellsky.
• Experience of participating in safe and secure medicine storage audits.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands, such as an urgent stock request.
• Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Application of skills to support the optimisation of stock management systems and to reduce wastage.
• Ability to enter data accurately, format and understand data on reports generated by Pharmacy/ Finance Computer Systems.
• Ability to elevate issues and knows limits of own ability

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Excellent team player
• Excellent health and attendance record
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work accurately under pressure
• Good written and verbal English
• Adaptable to changes in working practices
• Smart appearance, creating a good impression to others
• Ability to work accurately on all tasks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Remain professional at all times
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• An understanding and the ability to undertake the duties outlines in the job description

Sponsorship:

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.