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Barts Health NHS Trust

Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

The closing date is 09 September 2025

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Job summary

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Assistant Technical Officer to join the Biosimilar Switch team at the Royal London Hospital. The post holder will be supporting RLH and MEH in delivering biosimilar switches and medicines efficiencies within the specialist medicine division. The role may adapt depending on the requirements of the hospital agenda.

The post holder will be working closely with the Biosimilar Switch Team and Homecare Team to help process and deliver various biosimilar cost saving projects and medicines efficiencies across the RLH and MEH sites.

As part of this role, you will be working as part of the Biosimilar switch team to help support the Homecare team with the ordering, delivery note checking, processing of invoices and finance queries. You will be working collaboratively to support the administrative and technical aspects of the biosimilar switches. The role may also involve ward, top-up and dispensary-based responsibilities and may adapt depending on the hospital needs.

Main duties of the job

  • To support Royal London Pharmacy department and divisions in delivering biosimilar switches and medicines efficiencies.

  • To work within the Biosimilar team under the direction from the pharmacist and pharmacy technician.

  • To support the Pharmacy Homecare Team by raising orders on the pharmacy system, checking delivery notes, processing invoices and dealing with queries related to the biosimilar switch work.

  • To report and liaise with the Lead Biosimilar Switch Pharmacist on the progress of biosimilar switch activity.

  • The role will involve ward, top-up and dispensary-based responsibilities.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

27 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,546 to £32,207 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-7407558RLH-A

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grades A -C or 4-9 English Language Maths Double Science
  • Numeracy and literacy skills IT skills

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 Business and Administration
  • Holds an NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or willingness to work towards.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a team
  • Previous office experience e.g. purchasing/stores/Accounts Payable (ordering, invoice reconciliation, or other finance type work) - preferably NHS

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Pharmacy or Healthcare environmen
  • Experience of Homecare systems and processes Experience of training others
  • Dealing with stock control
  • Understanding of relevant legislation Health and Safety Data protection Equality and Diversity Information Governance
  • Experience of using healthcare computer systems, e.g. JAC, CRS and EPR
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grades A -C or 4-9 English Language Maths Double Science
  • Numeracy and literacy skills IT skills

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 Business and Administration
  • Holds an NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or willingness to work towards.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a team
  • Previous office experience e.g. purchasing/stores/Accounts Payable (ordering, invoice reconciliation, or other finance type work) - preferably NHS

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Pharmacy or Healthcare environmen
  • Experience of Homecare systems and processes Experience of training others
  • Dealing with stock control
  • Understanding of relevant legislation Health and Safety Data protection Equality and Diversity Information Governance
  • Experience of using healthcare computer systems, e.g. JAC, CRS and EPR

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

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Biosimilars and High Cost Medicines Pharmacist

Brian Gatungu

brian.gatungu@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

27 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,546 to £32,207 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-7407558RLH-A

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


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