Job summary Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and committed pharmacy assistant technical officer? If so we would like you to join our mental health pharmacy team. You will need to have the skills to be able to work within the wider multi-disciplinary team of nurses and doctors and other allied healthcare professionals and managers. You will want to develop and improve the reliability and quality of our clinical pharmacy service. You will need to have specific experience working with pharmacy teams and patients within the mental health setting. You will want to reach targets set by the Trust and by the pharmacy service. You must be self- motivated and able to motivate others. Our dynamic and creative ELFT pharmacy team provides pharmacy services to a wide range of community and inpatient service users in Luton and Bedforshire, City and Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets. This includes children and young people to adults of working age, older adults, and forensic patients. We provide a broad range of clinical pharmacy services to our inpatient wards and community mental health services. You will also provide support to the medicines management technicians and pharmacists, provide operational support where required, provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient wards and work with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective service to mental health patients in our directorate. Main duties of the job o To assist with the provision of a high quality pharmacy service to patients of the Trusto To undertake general dispensary and distribution activities including ward based top upso To assist the technical and professional staff in the day-to-day running of the Department About us Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations Date posted 02 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £15.70 an hour Per Hour inc HCAWTD Contract Bank Working pattern Flexible working Reference number 363-Mile End-Apr2025-B Job locations Pharmacy Department, Mile End Hospital Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, E1 4DG London E1 4DG Job description Job responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further details. Job description Job responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further details. Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential NVQ Level 2 - Pharmacy Services - Whole qualification or at least part of it GCSE/Equivalent passes in English and Maths Experience Essential Work experience in a hospital pharmacy Mental Health Experience Experience of directing & instructing staff Experience of dealing with the public Experience of problem solving Experience of ordering and invoicing Knowledge and Skills Essential Intermediate computer skills Good written and oral communication skills Ability to work carefully with attention to detail Ability to work unsupervised in an organised manner Ability to plan work & meet targets Demonstrates an interest in Pharmacy Demonstrates an understanding of good time management skills Understands the need for written policies and procedures Has an understanding of the need for patient confidentiality Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential NVQ Level 2 - Pharmacy Services - Whole qualification or at least part of it GCSE/Equivalent passes in English and Maths Experience Essential Work experience in a hospital pharmacy Mental Health Experience Experience of directing & instructing staff Experience of dealing with the public Experience of problem solving Experience of ordering and invoicing Knowledge and Skills Essential Intermediate computer skills Good written and oral communication skills Ability to work carefully with attention to detail Ability to work unsupervised in an organised manner Ability to plan work & meet targets Demonstrates an interest in Pharmacy Demonstrates an understanding of good time management skills Understands the need for written policies and procedures Has an understanding of the need for patient confidentiality 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust Address Pharmacy Department, Mile End Hospital Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, E1 4DG London E1 4DG Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)