Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) Medicines Management
Whittington Hospital NHS TrustLondon
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Whittington Hospital NHS Trust based in London. The advertised salary is £31,066 to £33,270. Applications close on 27 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
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This position aims to enhance quality of patient care by contributing to an efficient medicines management service at ward level. The role supports ward services by managing ward top-ups and stock control,, while working closely with Medicines Management Technicians and Ward Pharmacists, assisting with ordering and dispensing individual patients' medicines and carrying out medicines safety checks.
o Contribute to medicines management tasks in assigned wards and clinical areas such as:
- Ward top-ups
- Near-patient dispensing
- Stock management
- Evaluating PODs for potential reuse
- Maintaining safe storage of medication
- Monitoring of clinical area environments
oSupport dispensary services, including dispensing To Take Away (TTA) medications or blister packs.
o Support Pharmacy Stores in assembling stock for distribution to clinical areas, and completing returns.
o Work accurately, effectively, and efficiently to uphold high-quality service standards for patients, staff, and departments.
o Perform medicine safety checks and environmental monitoring, recording results at every shift.
o Conduct medicines management and handling audits under the supervision of the matron, pharmacist, or pharmacy technician.
o Actively engage as a team member.
o Ensure continuous two-way communication between the pharmacy and clinical ward areas, to maintain high standards across the Trust.
See Job description attached.
WARD BASED RESPONSIBILITIES
Band 2 duties
To work on designated wards and perform a range of pharmacy related dutiesin accordance withset procedures.
Daily stock replenishments of medicines on assigned wards, to resolve any stock problems and communicate stock issues to the ward pharmacy team and other healthcare professionals, always upholding good medicines management practices.
To carry out regular expiry date checks and to remove any redundant or expired medication from the ward and report these to the ward pharmacist and ward manager.
Stock control and ensuring sufficient stock is kept as per stock list.
To alwaysmaintainsafe storage of medications on the ward and monitor the room and fridge temperatures to ensure medications are kept atoptimallevels.
Dispense discharge medicines on theallocatedwardsto support discharge flowand ensure pharmacy sundries are replenished regularly.
To highlight trends in excessive wastage or medication storage errors in the clinical areas.
To manage and ensure the smooth transfer between wards or return of medicines to the pharmacy department, following patient transfer or discharge, by liaising with ward staff and/or by checkingCareFlowon the Trust computer system.
Band 3 duties (in addition to above)
After a successful probation periodto undertake medicines management accreditationsfor transcribing and patients own drug (POD)checksandthencarry outtheseduties with the guidance of a qualified pharmacy technician or pharmacistonceaccredited.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Essential: - GCSE or equivalent
Desirable: - NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy; - Previous work experience in pharmacy
Essential: - Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Desirable: - Knowledge of efficient stock control
Essential: - Able to organise and prioritise workload, and to meet pre-determined deadlines; - Computer literacy/IT skills
Desirable: - Experience of dispensing all kinds of prescriptions
How this role compares
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