Pharmacy Technician, Band 4/5

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier healthcare organization seeks a Medicines Management Technician to ensure efficient dispensing of medications while complying with NHS protocols. In this role, you will manage inventory, provide patient counseling, and perform critical accuracy checks on medications across multiple hospital departments.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified medicines management technician.
• Experience with medication reconciliation required.
• Understanding of departmental SOPs necessary.

Responsibilities

• Dispense prescriptions and manage medication retrieval.
• Provide counseling to patients on medication use.
• Ensure compliance with departmental procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Clinical knowledge

Education

Qualified Checking Technician

Job description

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Band 4/5

The postholder will

To dispense or check all types of prescriptions and inpatient orders presented to the Pharmacy for wards & departments post clinical validation at the base hospital and some community units served by the Pharmacy following departmental and Trust policies

To work as a Medicines Management Technician to provide an efficient, cost-effective medicines management system.

To dispense all types of prescriptions and inpatient orders, (including Controlled drugs, unlicensed medication), presented to the Pharmacy from wards & departments at the base hospital and the outside areas, following departmental procedures.

To be a Checking Technician within the department, performing final accuracy checks on prescriptions and orders that a Pharmacist has clinically checked in accordance with local procedures

To undertake medication reconciliation, make any appropriate referrals to the ward pharmacist, and refer any patient concordance issues to the pharmacist.

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow, and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists, and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey, and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals, and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits, and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Dispensary

To dispense all types of prescriptions and inpatient orders, (including Controlled drugs and extemporaneous preparations, unlicensed medication), presented to the Pharmacy from wards & departments at the base hospital and the outside hospitals following departmental procedures.

To counsel outpatients on the use of their medication (compliance, side effects, possible drug interactions) and ensure patients understand the importance of correct compliance (after training)

To maintain accurate stock levels and undertake regular stock takes of Controlled drugs in the dispensary including accuracy of computer and register entries according to departmental procedures

To assist in the management of stock control in the dispensary for drugs, containers, and other support items

To ensure that to follows and special orders are processed

To organise and prioritise work so that all prescriptions are completed in a timely manner in respect of urgency and transport deadlines

To ensure that all activities carried out in the dispensary follow departmental Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) and to assist in the maintenance of Pharmacy SOPs

To assist with duties relevant to the post as deemed necessary by the Dispensary Team Leaders.

To be an Accredited Checking Technician within the department, performing final accuracy checks on prescriptions and orders that have previously been clinically checked by a Pharmacist in accordance with local procedures

To participate in the dispensary rota

To ensure ePACT FP10(HP) forms are issued correctly and according to protocol.

To assist in the training of junior staff and act as a practice supervisor and the induction of new staff

To help ensure that medication is supplied in accordance with Drug and Therapeutics committee

To organise Dispensary services daily in the absence of senior Dispensary staff

Clinical Trials

To support the dispensing of clinical trial prescriptions ensuring that all log sheets are completed

To assist with monitoring trial supplies and ordering where appropriate.

To log trial returns and facilitate destruction as directed by the clinical trials pharmacist.

To attend continuing education and training schemes relevant to the post.

To accept deliveries taken in by the pharmacy storekeeper and deal with the paperwork and the storage as per the clinical trial SOPs.

Cancer Services

To dispense oral anti-cancer medicines and supportive medicinal products in accordance with the health & safety and the safe handling of chemotherapy procedure

Medicines Management

To organise and maintain the One Stop Dispensing scheme by ordering inpatient and discharge medication at ward level as appropriate (once clinically screened by a Pharmacist)

Assess the suitability of patients own drugs (PODs) for re-use during admission and on discharge according to Trust Policy.

To undertake medication reconciliation, making any appropriate referrals to ward pharmacist and to refer any patient concordance issues to the pharmacist.

To counsel patients regarding the correct and safe use of their medication where appropriate.

To review ward stock lists in conjunction with ward pharmacists and ward managers.

To liaise with ward and pharmacy staff, to facilitate prompt discharge of patients.

To participate in training pharmacy, nursing and medical staff regarding medicines management issues.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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