Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 236-DPG-CS343-25-PS-A
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salford Royal Hospital
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Pharmacy Stores Senior Assistant Technical Officer
Band 3
Job overview
Salford Royal Hospital Pharmacy Department receives, stores and supplies medications for patients within the hospital. External customers are also supplied through the Wholesale Distribution Authorisation.
The process for supplying medications is currently being restructured across the Northern Care Alliance.
As a Senior Assistant Technical Officer working in the Pharmacy stores at Salford Royal Hospital you will follow Good Distribution Practice to ensure the safe provision of pharmaceutical products to both patients and customers across the group.
Although desirable, previous employment in a pharmacy environment is not needed.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the receipt and storage of medications and bulk fluids into the pharmacy store
- Maintain appropriate stock levels of bulk fluids
- Pick medications for internal and external customers
- Check and packing of customer orders
- Manage stock deliveries and collections to/from the department by internal and external transport providers.
- Contribute to early, late and weekend shift patterns
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
Knowledge, Training & Experience / Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Experience of stock control
- Good written and communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a Pharmacy environment
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bernadette Farrell
- Job title
- Deputy Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 1231
- Additional information
Gillian Crawshaw Pharmacy PA
Tel. 0161 206 1050
E-mail: [email protected]
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