Assistant Technical Officer - St Thomas' Dispensary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 7EHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£31,066
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 October 2026
4 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has presented for a self-motivated, proactive and hard working individual to join our team in St Thomas' inpatient dispensary....
The main duties of a Assistant Technical Officer;
- Assisting with reception and phone duties
- Answering and resolving complex queries from doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals
- Dispensing inpatient and Discharge medications
- Dispensing controlled drugs using our controlled drug omnicell cabinet
- Basic understanding of controlled drug medication and legalities
- Returning/ Discarding of medication following procedures
- Ordering, monitoring and stocking the Dispensary appliances daily
- Dispensary stock checks
- Rotation of stock to ensure minimal stock loss
- Omnicell cabinet counts for ward stock/Departments
- Dispensing of inpatient and discharge medication
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services.We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Ourvalueshelp us to define and develop our culture,what we doandhow we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust. The post holder will be:
- Caring
- Ambitious
- Inclusive
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures SOP's accurately
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team
- Demonstrated ability to dispense accurately including basic mathematical prescriptions
- Demonstrated ability to organise their own workload
Previous Experience
Essential: - Previous experience working in a Pharmacy
Desirable: - Previous experience in Stock control
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential: - Maths/English/Science GCSE level A-C; - NVQ/QCF level 2
Desirable: - BTEC science/A level sciences; - NVQ/QCF level 3 in appropriate units
How to apply
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First seen
21 September 2026
Last checked
23 September 2026
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