Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

Job Summary

Would you like to join our pharmacy team based at East surrey Hospital?

We offer a nationally recognised qualification, with fully supported training and the chance to work in a progressive patient centered environment. East Surrey Pharmacy Department is an environment which provides exciting opportunities for career progression.

A varied role with rotations to different areas within our mini-teams, enabling experience of medicine use across all specialties, including other rotations based in the dispensary and pharmacy stores. Duties include going to wards to order stock and deliver medicines, supplying medicines from pharmacy stores and dispensing medicines in the dispensary.

Previous experience of working in a pharmacy environment (hospital or retail) is desirable, but not essential as full in-house training will be provided, including support to gain BTech level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills. To qualify for enrolment on BTech level 2 it is essential that you have GCSEs (or equivalent qualifications) at grade C (4) or above in English Language, Mathematics and a Science.

Hours of work depends on specific service requirements and will include participation in late duty, weekend and bank holiday working. Part time working and job share will be considered. A significant amount of manual handling is involved.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About Us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 201+ the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.

National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.

We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

31 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-6+58872-RB

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Criteria Essential
• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification Criteria Essential
• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)