Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician -Stores & Distribution | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,720 - £39,769 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2024 |
| Location: | Barnet, EN5 3DJ |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6262101/391-RFL-5836337-C |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution team.
Candidates should enthusiastic, responsive, and a committed individual with excellent organisational, communication and managerial skills, and should be able to develop and maintain highly professional relationships with ward staff.
We particularly welcome applicants with protected characteristics.
The Pharmacy stores and Distribution team are based in the Main Pharmacy department and the postholder will assist in the timely provision of pharmaceutical stock to hospital wards / departments and external services and the day to day running of the stores and distribution area.
You will gain experience as a manager to support and the develop the team and ensuring stock queries are dealt with in a timely manner. Other duties include deputising for the Chief Pharmacy Technician (Stores & Distribution) maintaining the stores area, stock control, and educating & training of pharmacy staff and nurses, as well as in-house leadership courses for self-development in accordance with objectives set out by the Stores and Distribution manager.
All roles in the team are considered developmental. As such, and in line with seeking to provide fairness and equal access to opportunities, the recruitment decision will take account of potential in candidates. To this end, demonstrating commitment to meeting the role criteria will be accounted for, alongside already having met them.
To support and manage the pharmacy stores and distribution team based
at Barnet hospital
To work collaboratively with and when needed deputise for Chief
Pharmacy Technician
To oversee the day to day running of the Pharmacy Stores and distribution area.
Ensure timely delivery of pharmaceutical stock.
To support with the development and management of standard operating procedures.
Oversee the ordering of medicines, ensuring safe, appropriate supply of
stock to the wards and stock control throughout the Pharmacy Stores,
Wards, and Departments
Work co-operatively with the clinical pharmacy teams to ensure the cost effective use of medicines and assist in the implementation of cost saving
initiatives.
To act as a role model, and support training and supervision of junior
members of the pharmacy team.
The Royal Free London NHS Trust is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the UK with several key medical specialties. The Pharmacy department of the Barnet Hospital (Part of RFL Trust)
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.
The Pharmacy department is a friendly, progressive and expanding unit dedicated to providing the highest standards of pharmaceutical care and service. Providing a variety of pharmacy services across all three sites, the pharmacy department have recently played a pivotal role in the implementation of electronic prescribing system and have strategic plans for the development of more consultant and independent prescribing pharmacists. The pharmacy medicine team consists of a team of pharmacists and technicians working across all the medical wards to provide a safe, cost-effective and timely service to patients. The team are well-respected at ward level, providing advice to both nursing and medical staff on the use of medicines.
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
In conjunction with the Stores and Distribution Manager provided a full and comprehensive stock dispensing service within the hospital, to ensure maximum efficiency, safety and economic drug use and to demonstrate professional accountability to enhance patient care.
• The delivery of a high-quality stock dispensing service and promotion of pharmacy stores service.
• To liaise with storekeepers and Procurement staff with regards to stock issues, urgent requirements, and delivery inaccuracies.
• To ensure that all stock dispensing records are complete and accurate and are attributed to the correct medical team or Consultant.
• To ensure standard operating procedures (SOP’s) are followed and raise any issues to Stores and Distribution Manager with regards to any SOP’s required or in need of amending.
• Ensure daily rolling stock counts have been completed and inaccuracies dealt with or raised to the Stores and Distribution Manager.
• Promotion of high-quality cost-effective stock supply.
• To provide Anaphylactic Shock kits, Cyanide Poisoning kits, Crash’ boxes and ‘Crash’ trolley stock throughout the hospital.
• To monitor the service on a regular basis and to identify and manage any changes necessary to maintain a high-quality responsive service to maximise patient care.
RESPONSIBILITY FORPATIENTS
To manage difficult situations involving members of the public.
• Provision of a high-quality counselling service to patients, their representatives, and / or carers to explain the correct and most effective use of their prescribed medications, and any possible side effects, interactions or precautions to be taken and to ensure that the information has been understood by all parties. T
• To analyse and interpret prescriptions and either resolve problems with the prescriber or refer problems to the pharmacist.
• To act as an Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) to expedite the TTA discharge process.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
• To monitor the service on a regular basis and to identify and manage any changes necessary to maintain a high quality responsive service to maximise patient care.
• To work with managers and colleagues to continually improve the quality of services within the overall governance framework.
• To participate in and attend relevant multidisciplinary meetings.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES
• To supervise the checking and replenishing of the ‘out of hours’ emergency stock cupboard.
• To promote and ensure maximum efficiency, safety and economic drug use
• To oversee a system for the safe storage of ambient and refrigerated medicines within the pharmacy stores and on in-patient wards and departments.
• To oversee the checking of stock entering the department and communicating any discrepancies to the stores and distribution manager.
• To supervise the computerised stock control system and perform random checks.
• To assist with the return of unused stock drugs according to the local ‘returns policy’
• To supervise the cancellation of computer/issue errors and liaises with the computer team to rectify any associated problems.
• To implement a robust system for checking expiry dates and maintaining effective stock rotation for stock in the stores/dispensary.
• To ensure that all drugs for destruction are dealt with according to Health and Safety and departmental procedures.
• To maintain legal records e.g. Controlled Drug Registers.
• To oversee a system for the safe storage and easy retrieval of prescriptions and requisitions where appropriate.
• To ensure that stock is ordered for the stores/dispensary in a cost effective manner, taking into account changes in prescribing practices, items newly approved for inclusion in the hospital Formulary and seasonal fluctuations in drug usage.
RESPONSIBILITY FORLEADING AND MANAGING
To work closely with the Stores and Distribution Manager to manage and support the development of the team of Storekeepers, Assistant Technical officers (ATO’s), Pre-registration pharmacy technicians/pharmacists and Portering staff.
• To produce and frequently update procedures for the stock supply of medications to wards and departments within Barnet Hospital.
• To identify and prioritise services to individual and groups of staff according to agreed policies.
• To implement and maintain an effective system for tracking the progress of stock requisitions/orders and communicating with ward/department staff of the progress of urgent medicines.
• To implement a satisfactory ‘To Follow’ service.
• To participate in the technician-checking scheme for accredited technicians.
• To act as an effective role model and to provide pharmaceutical advice and support to members of the multidisciplinary team
RESPONSIBILITY FORINFORMATION RESOURCES
• To accurately input data into the pharmacy computer system to produce labels and dispense medication (via the JAC system)
• To be familiar with the hospital electronic discharge summaries, and all relevant procedures including the EPMA system
• To act as a super user for the Automated Dispensing Machine inputting new barcodes and updating the database
• To manage inpatient workflow with an efficient use of PTS monitoring with the dispensary team.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• To support the relevant medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to ensure that clinical trials are run efficiently.
EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To contribute to the departmental appraisal and development programme for storekeepers, assistant technical officers and pharmacy porters based in the stores and distribution area.
• Provision and evaluation of the induction and competency based training for new staff.
• To provide on-going training to ensure procedures and legal and professional guidelines are adhered to and followed at all times.
• To train staff in the use of the departmental computer systems, databases and the linked Automated Dispensing machine.
• To act as an A1 Assessor for candidates of the NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Pharmacy.
• To act as an ACPT facilitator to facilitate ACPT course to new candidates according to Trust’s guideline.
• To contribute to the education and training of pharmacy, medical, nursing staff and other healthcare workers.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• To always behave in a manner that is professional, positive and polite.
• To be accountable for own professional actions.
• To be responsible for ensuring that he/she remains aware of current developments in Pharmacy.
• To be responsible for his/her own professional development and participate in own ‘Performance and Development Planning’ and continual updating of CPD folder.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
To participate in late duty, weekend and Bank Holiday duties as required.
• Participates in dispensing and checking services where needed.
• Other relevant duties as assigned by the Stores and Distribution manager or Head of Department
This advert closes on Thursday 16 May 2024