Assistant Technical Officer - Technical Services

We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) to join our busy team in the Pharmacy Technical Services Department.You will be rotating within the Technical Services department at Northwick Park Hospital which will involve the manufacture of non-sterile andsterile 'specials' in our large manufacturing unit.You will also be working within the pre-packing unit which would involve liaising with stores staff on products to be ordered and planning theworkload on a daily basis.You will be involved in the over-labelling of products as well as packing and labelling products from bulk. You will be responsible for putting pre-packed products on the computer system as well as working in dispatch which will involve supplying manufactured products to other hospitals andretail pharmacies.The department actively promotes development, education and training. To apply you will need to have good standard of education to, GCSE levelor equivalent as you will be required to complete either, To help support the specials business in sterile and non-sterile.-To assist in the manufacture of sterile/non-sterile products including injections, liquids, gels, powders and suppositories.-To assist in compliance of the Sterile/Non-sterile unit to GMP and licensing requirements-To co-ordinate, manage and assist in the pre pack operation.-To support the supply and delivery of goods to customers.-Deal with any customer queries regarding product sales.-Provide a medicine top up service of stock items to wards and departments which includes checking medicines stock levels, expiry dates andordering stock.For further details, please see job description.

the NVQ level 2 in pharmaceutical services or equivalent.Successful completion of an online English and Mathematics assessment, is required to allow for an invitation to interview.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK


• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease


• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice


• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.


We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.