Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician

Baxter International Inc.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Baxter International Inc. is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in Northampton to oversee accurate dispensing of Renal and HPN orders. You will ensure all processes align with regulatory standards and will play a critical role in patient safety. This fully site-based role offers the chance to impact patient care, with required qualifications including a Level 3 pharmacy qualification and experience in high-volume settings.

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package

Professional development opportunities

High importance placed on work life balance

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• At least two years post-qualification experience in a pharmacy setting.
• Experience with high volume orders and tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of Good Documentation Practices in pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct final checks on all Renal and HPN pharmacy orders.
• Maintain pharmacy dispensing records and audit trails.
• Report incidents and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Detail oriented

Strong communication skills

Strong organisation skills

Good collaboration

Problem solving skills

Education

UK recognised pharmaceutical qualification at Level 3

UK recognised Pharmacy Accuracy Checking qualification

Currently registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Summary

This role is responsible for providing accurate final checking of all Renal and HPN orders (PD, HHD and MCB) that contain POM & P (Prescription Only Medicines & Pharmacy medicines) and ancillary items before their dispatch from the pharmacy to patients. All pharmacy patient dispensing processes must be compliant with all relevant Company standards (Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures, Good Documentation Practices, Health & Safety, and Good Warehousing Practices), regulatory bodies (e.g. GPhC - General Pharmaceutical Council, RPS - Royal Pharmaceutical Society and in compliance with patient confidentiality standards (including GDPR).

This role is fully site based and will work Monday - Friday between 2pm and 10pm.

Key Accountabilities

• Complete the final checks of all Renal & HPN products to be dispensed, ensuring all errors are recorded on designated forms, errors are corrected and escalated to the duty supervisors and Lead Pharmacist.
• Maintain the required pharmacy dispensing records, ensuring a clear audit trail using Good Documentation Practices.
• Ensure all details for home patient orders are correct and patient labels are applied to every product in accordance with the labelling requirements in the Medicines, Ethics and Practice guide for Pharmacists and the labelling recommendations of the NPSA. This may extend to unlicensed medicines.
• Ensuring all orders are processed on time as required by the patient, check all returns and complete the relevant pharmacy documentation.
• Ensure a full and complete handover is completed and communicated before the end/beginning of each shift to the Responsible Pharmacist.
• Undertake Pharmacy Risk Assessments and submit report findings to the Responsible Pharmacist.
• Support pharmacy procedural activities with the Pharmacist including complaint management and prescription investigations.
• File prescriptions and legal documents to enable easy access to each patient’s detailed history in line with General Data Protection Regulations
• Ensure all outstanding prescriptions are retrieved from the hospitals to ensure compliance with the Human Medicines Regulations.
• Collate the daily errors/near misses and submit it to the Senior Dispensers as part of the monthly statistics.
• Report all pharmacy incidents, errors and adverse events and where appropriate follow through with a yellow card report to the MHRA.
• Alert the Lead Pharmacist of issues relating quality and risk of products, followed by completing the corrective actions in line with UK Quality Assurance Standard Operating Procedures.

Qualifications

• UK recognised pharmaceutical qualification at Level 3 (e.g. BTEC, NVQ or equivalent)
• UK recognised or GPhC accredited Pharmacy Accuracy Checking qualification (subject to internal approval by the Superintendent Pharmacist).
• Currently registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC and completion of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Skills

• Detail oriented and high level of accuracy
• Strong and clear communication skills
• Strong organisation skills
• Good collaboration and team working
• Adaptable to fast-paced operational demands
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Good proficiency of using Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
• Process-driven
• Good general administration skills

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in working with high volume orders and under tight timeframes
• Minimum of two years of post-qualification experience in a pharmacy setting.
• Previous experience of presenting data would be advantageous
• Previous involvement in complaint management and prescription investigations would be advantageous.
• Previous experience of working with Quality Assurance departments would be advantageous

Knowledge

• Good working knowledge of applying Good Documentation Practices in a pharmacy setting

Job Requirements

• Flexibility with working hours, working pattern and additional hours where requested
• Travel to other UK locations where required
• Using Manual Handling Equipment (e.g. stacker truck and pump trucks)

What are some of the benefits of working at Baxter?

• Competitive total compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• High importance placed on work life balance
• Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce

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