(23/9/2025) Dispensing Assistant
3 days ago
Overview
Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Dispensing Assistant
The closing date is 30 September 2025
We provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to all our mental health, learning disability and neurological rehabilitation inpatient teams. We also provide services to community mental health teams, crisis teams, and other specialist services throughout the region.
Our Dispensary services team provide dispensing services to inpatients, community patients and day cases, and support to ward based clinical pharmacy teams which includes dispensing for discharge on wards and medicines topping up services.
The pharmacy team works across four main bases, in Cumbria, Northumberland, Newcastle and Sunderland and the postholder may, very occasionally, be required to travel between bases. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 08.30 to 17.00
Main duties of the job
A vacancy has arisen for a Dispensing Assistant (Assistant Technical Officer) within the Pharmacy Department, based at Hopewood park Hospital in Ryhope, Sunderland. The successful candidate will ideally have Pharmacy experience, excellent communication and team working skills as well as being self-motivated, enthusiastic and have a flexible approach to their work.
To be eligible to join us in this exciting role you will already hold, be working towards or be willing to study for an NVQ2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent, with appropriate GCSE qualifications in Mathematics and English.
About us
CNTW values and respects the diversity of its employees and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people/'s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief (with the exception of Chaplaincy posts), sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
The North-East of England offers affordable housing and fantastic quality of life opportunities for anyone looking to relocate. It includes some of Britain/'s most beautiful scenery and coastline, national parks and ancient heritage sites. There is also a vibrant cultural scene in the major cities of Newcastle and Sunderland and a number of attractive market towns. Transport links with other UK regions are excellent, with an international airport in Newcastle as well as major train stations in Sunderland and Newcastle (East Coast main line). For further information, please visit the NHS Find Your Place website: www.nhsfindyourplace.co.uk.
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English
- NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services
Knowledge and Experience
- Good keyboard skills to enable efficient and accurate recording of all pharmacy medication records including Clozapine monitoring systems
Skills and Competencies
- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
- Honest, transparent, caring and compassionate, respectful
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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