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Pharmacy Technician, Band 4/5
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,857.00 to £38,308.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27857.00 - £38308.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2025 |
| Location: | Chertsey, KT16 0PZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9323-25-0269 |
Summary
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.