Dispensary Manager

NHS Jobs; Orpington; Sur place; GBP 38 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Principal Technician Patient Services to oversee dispensary operations at Beckenham Beacon and Orpington.

You will supervise rotation staff, ensure secure handling of FP10s and controlled drugs, and maintain accurate data and rotas while working within the Trust's pharmacy team.

Qualifications

Responsabilités

• Manage the dispensary service to ensure the safe, effective and economical use of drugs for all patients in the Trust.
• Plan and allocate work for dispensary staff to ensure services are delivered at PRUH.
• Propose changes to practices and dispensing techniques to maximise efficiency and safety and reduce waiting times.
• Provide performance and activity output details to Patient Services staff at specified intervals.
• Ensure FP10 prescriptions are stored securely and issued per procedures; monitor prescription pad issues.
• Ensure dispensary staff are trained in using transactional equipment for prescription charges where applicable.
• Maintain effective two-way communication within the dispensary, pharmacy department and Trust as necessary.
• Ensure correct data entry into pharmacy computer systems and secure data storage per guidelines.
• Attend the PRUH Pharmacy Senior Staff meetings.
• Oversee safe distribution of drugs (including controlled drugs) by dispensary porters and liaise with portering services.
• Assist Education & Development Chief Pharmacy Technician to manage development programmes for staff during dispensary rotations.
• Ensure Omnicell Controlled Drugs Cabinet is used and controlled drugs are stored and dispensed per legal requirements.
• Ensure timely issue of all rotas and provide operational oversight to Beckenham Beacon & Orpington dispensaries in absence of the Principal Technician Patient Services.
• Ensure prescription tracking system is active and ward staff are trained in its use.
• Deputise for the Principal Technician Patient Services in their absence.

Description du poste

Job Description and Main Responsibilities: To manage the dispensary service to ensure the safe, effective and economical use of drugs for all patients in the Trust. To be responsible for planning and allocating work for all dispensary and rotational staff to ensure that pharmacy dispensary services are delivered at PRUH. To propose changes to working practices and dispensing techniques that will maximize the potential for efficiency and safety in order to reduce waiting times while working in the dispensary To provide Patient Services staff with details of output, performance and activity at specified time intervals in a format agreed with Principle Technician Patient Services. To ensure that FP10 prescriptions are stored in a secure manner and are issued in accordance with agreed procedures to appropriate staff and to ensure that prescription pad issues are monitored and that they are re-ordered in a timely fashion. To ensure that all dispensary staff are trained in the use of any transactional equipment used in the collection of prescription charges (if appropriate). To ensure effective two-way communication amongst the dispensary staff, to the rest of the pharmacy department and across the Trust as necessary. To ensure all dispensary staff use pharmacy computer systems correctly, that data is entered accurately from transcription sheets, prescription forms and any other prescriptions written by others and that data is stored and archived appropriately in accordance with local and regionally agreed guidelines. To be a member of the PRUH Pharmacy Senior Staff meeting To ensure that drugs (including controlled drugs) are distributed efficiently and safely by the dispensary porters and to liaise regularly with the portering services manager. To assist the Education & Development Chief Pharmacy Technician to manage the development programme for all pharmacy technical staff during their dispensary rotation To ensure that all dispensary staff are trained in the use of Omnicell Controlled Drugs Cabinet and Controlled drugs are stored, maintained and dispensed as per the legal requirements and local policies To ensure timely issue of all relevant rotas To provide operational oversight to Beckenham Beacon & Orpington dispensary in the absence of the Principle Technician Patient Services. To ensure that the prescription tracking system is active at all times and that ward and pharmacy staff are adequately trained in its use. To deputise for the Principle Technician Patient services in his/her absence.

£38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust