pharmacy technician Luton, East of England, England
Job description
To receive prescriptions into dispensary and ensure prescription charges are collected where appropriate, checking and giving advice on payment exemptions. To accurately label, assemble and dispense individual in-patient, out-patient and discharge prescriptions including cytotoxic medicines, according to departmental policies and standard operating procedures. This may involve solving problems arising from these procedures, including contacting other healthcare professionals. To dispense medicines for ward use including controlled drugs, ensuring all statutory registers are maintained accurately.
To dispense clinical trial medicines. This includes ensuring all appropriate paperwork is maintained. To ensure all appropriate patient medication history data and prescription data is entered accurately onto computerised and manual databases. This will include maintaining databases of prescribing of unlicensed medicines and non-formulary prescribing.
To maintain efficient control of dispensary stock through rolling stock reconciliation and expiry date checks and maintenance of computer files. To assist in the ordering of medicines for the dispensary and resolving supply problems. To counsel individual patients regarding correct use of medicines when appropriate. To include counselling / demonstration of inhaler and other medical device techniques.
To contribute to the provision of information on medicines and general health care to out-patients through the use of posters and leaflets. To act as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (when qualification has been achieved). To supervise pharmacy assistants and pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians performing routine duties. To ensure routine environmental monitoring in the Dispensary is performed, recorded and remedial action taken where required.
To assemble / check the assembly of emergency trays. To adhere to the policies and procedures of the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as they relate to the delivery of services To participate fully in the individual performance review and objective setting process of the Trust To deputise for the Senior Pharmacy Technicians when required. To train other staff members and volunteers as outlined in their training schedule. This will include Dispensary Assistants, Junior Technicians, and Pre-Registration Pharmacists and Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians.
To participate in departmental and regional education and training. To liaise with colleagues and professional staff in other disciplines. To maintain an active CPD portfolio. To participate in departmental audit programmes To participate in the weekend, bank holiday and late dispensary rota To maintain safe systems of work in accordance with relevant medicines legislation and with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
To undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the Chief Pharmacist. Please see job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.
