Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	25 Ebrill 2025
Cyflog:	£24,169.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£24169.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	12 Mai 2025
Lleoliad:	Ormskirk, L39 2AZ
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	C9409-25-0414

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KEY DUTIES Main Duties & Responsibilities To be a member of the Pharmaceutical Service team as required at Southport District General, or Ormskirk District General Hospitals. To participate in the physical receipt of medicines and sundries, including signing for delivery and put away such items in the appropriate location ensuring stock rotation. To assist in the maintenance of stock levels and stock storage ensuring efficient turnover whilst maintaining quality and potency. To participate in ward topping-up service for stock items held on wards and departments, including checking stock levels and placing newly ordered items into stock under the supervision of the Technical Services Manager. To raise orders for wards departments, and community clinics as per approved stock order sheets, across both sites, using the EMIS Pharmacy computer system. To input data into the pharmacy computer system as necessary and to provide information such as pricing lists and delivery notes. To assemble and pack stocks of medicines for wards, departments and associated hospitals. Following successful training completion of the internal training package, accuracy check orders of stock medicines for wards, departments and associated hospitals. To check expiry dates of stock items on a regular basis, no less than monthly. To ensure the appropriate return of drugs into stock and assist in the maintenance of accurate and reasonable stock levels. To record and liaise with external companies to ensure the safe disposal of waste, including clinical waste returned from wards in accordance with local policy and departmental procedures. To record and monitor refrigerator temperatures in accordance with local policy and departmental procedures. To file documentation and prescriptions as required in accordance to Trust Guidelines for record storage and departmental procedures. To answer telephone and face to face queries of a routine nature from a wide range of staff groups, either in the Pharmacy or on the wards. Refer appropriate queries to the relevant member of the Pharmacy team when necessary. To liaise with various members of the Pharmacy team and ward staff when solving supply problems and ensuring the best service to patients. To ascertain requirements for departmental sundry orders. To cash and record contents of dispensary till. To participate in Annual Performance Appraisal Reviews, setting joint objectives in relation to the Trust set objectives. To co-operate in the operation and development of the EMIS pharmacy computer system under the direction of the Computer Systems Manager. To participate with Saturday and Bank Holiday duties on a Rota basis. To participate on a voluntary basis with late night duties as considered appropriate by the Technical Services Manager or other supervising pharmacists or senior technical staff. To participate in appropriate training schemes for pharmaceutical staff. To keep relevant pharmaceutical clinical and technical knowledge up to date. CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Adhere to the Standards for Pharmacy Professionals as set out by the GPhC ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES To raise orders for wards departments, and community clinics as per approved stock order sheets, across both sites, using the EMIS Pharmacy computer system. To input data into the pharmacy computer system as necessary and to provide information such as pricing lists and delivery notes. TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES To undertake Mandatory training on an Annual basis determined by the Trust on CPR, Risk and Manual Handling. Undertake appropriate mandatory training in infection control and comply with all Trust Infection Control policies relevant to the post, particularly with regard to the hand hygiene policy To provide mentoring, induction and training of student technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, dispensary ATOs, summer placement and work experience students and any other relevant members of the Pharmacy team. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES To participate in the physical receipt of medicines and sundries, including signing for delivery and put away such items in the appropriate location ensuring stock rotation. To assist in the maintenance of stock levels and stock storage ensuring efficient turnover whilst maintaining quality and potency. RESEARCH & AUDIT To participate in ward base SSHM audits under the direction of the Technical Services Manager on a quarterly basis.