Job Description

Medicines Management Assistant (Intensive Care Unit)
Applicants must be able to meet the apprenticeship criteria to apply for this role.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team member, working at The Royal Oldham Hospital.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician, with good communication and teamwork skills to carry out a medicines management and optimisation role on our busy Intensive Care Unit. If you value patient-centred care, and want to continue developing your skills and knowledge, we would like to hear from you. We are keen to develop this new role whilst supporting training and progression.
You will need excellent organisational skills in order to undertake this role and be able to work accurately and quickly under pressure, have a good eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must be reliable, adaptable to change, capable of working in a busy environment and have excellent people skills to be able to communicate with a large range of healthcare professionals, patients and their relatives.
You must be able to prioritise your workload, use initiative, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be committed to the delivery of high standards in a patient focused service.
This is an exciting role and service that you will be able to develop, working as part of the Critical Care pharmacy team, alongside the pharmacists and a medicines management assistant. Your role will involve carrying out patient medication histories, managing and ordering medications and ward stock lists, assisting with audits, providing advice to ward-based staff and counselling patients.
You will gain experience of critical care ward-based medicines management as well as assisting with dispensary work, clinical trials and mentoring.
If you do not have the required experience / qualifications to meet the Band 5 position, you will be appointed to Band 4 Pharmacy Technician, and be supported to achieve the qualifications and experience required to progress to a Band 5 post. There will be a requirement to participate in a 7 day working pattern, this will include working extended hours, late nights, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship
About us
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 ourCandidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)
Details
Date posted
30 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
24,937 to 26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
236-DPG-CS349-25-PS
Job locations
The Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2JH
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the 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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the 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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services; or 4 GCSE's grade C or above, 2 of which must include English and Maths (training for NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services, BTEC syllabus is provided if qualification not achieved at appointment)

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure
• Ability to work under their own initiative
• Ability to negotiate
• Ability to problem solve
• Able to receive complex and/or sensitive information and act accordingly
• Good communication (written and verbal skills)
• Basic IT skills
• Good organisational skills

Desirable

• Self-reliant

Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential

• Experience of working within a team
• Awareness of the range of duties involved in the post

Desirable

• A knowledge of stock control systems
• Knowledge of Pharmacy services
• Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services; or 4 GCSE's grade C or above, 2 of which must include English and Maths (training for NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services, BTEC syllabus is provided if qualification not achieved at appointment)

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure
• Ability to work under their own initiative
• Ability to negotiate
• Ability to problem solve
• Able to receive complex and/or sensitive information and act accordingly
• Good communication (written and verbal skills)
• Basic IT skills
• Good organisational skills

Desirable

• Self-reliant

Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential

• Experience of working within a team
• Awareness of the range of duties involved in the post

Desirable

• A knowledge of stock control systems
• Knowledge of Pharmacy services
• Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy

Skills Required