Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 200-8199570-DE-UB
Employer St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £31,554 – £33,270 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner) Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59
Senior Assistant Technical Officer – Rotational
Band 3
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with good interpersonal and organisational skills looking to progress to a Band 3 Senior Assistant Technical Officer (SATO) and join our medicines optimisation team. You will currently be a Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer preferably in a hospital setting looking to expand your role and knowledge.
If you have excellent proven organisation and communication skills as well as attention to detail and a good knowledge of Pharmacy IT systems, then this exciting new role could be the job for you.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include:
- Day to day running of the satellite dispensing units on a rotational basis with our various satellites in different specialties and our main dispensary
- Participate in the ward Top up service / maintaining an Omnicell
- Rapid TTO turnaround to maintain patient flow
- Participate in medicines optimisation tasks where accredited
- Assist the ward-based pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at ward level maintaining the outsourced blister pack service / completing returns
- Participate in dispensary-based duties on a rota system
- Participate in late evening rota, weekends and bank holiday rota.
The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills and enjoy both an individual challenge and working as part of a large team.
Working for our organisation
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South-West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including workforce, key functions such as medication safety, education and training and digital workstreams.
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Experince
- Work experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical environment, involving dispensing
- Ward top up experience
- Proven stock control experience & knowledge
- Proven experience of efficient dispensing
- Ward /clinical experience
- Proven experience of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
- Previous experience of participation in audit
Qualifications
- GCSE Grade A-C including maths, english and science
Skills
- Effective customer care skills – able to work to meet the needs of customers of the department and to meet the standards of the trusts code of practice at all times
- Competent in all areas of dispensing practice
- Ability to train and assess others
- Familiarity with JAC computer system
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.
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