Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Patient Services

1 month ago


Cheltenham, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Dispensary Under the supervision of the Senior Pharmacy Technician or nominated deputy Dispensing for In-patients, out-patients and patients that are going home, according to standard operating procedures. Handing out completed outpatient prescriptions to patients or their representatives, according to standard operating procedures Co-ordinating the supply of items that are owed to patients and ensuring they are dispensed & onward transport is arranged in a timely fashion. Checking order levels are adequate for supply and resolving any supply issues. Dispensing controlled drugs according to standard operating procedures.

Keep a regard to stock on the dispensary shelves, top up & tidy as required with backup stock from the stores. Expiry date check the medicines on the shelves regularly. Ensure that any out-of-date items are removed to the Pharmacy Stock Controller. Assist at Staff and patient reception areas: Front Reception: Meet & greet the general public, receiving prescriptions and payment from the general public.

There is a need to operate whatever equipment is provided to process transactions be it card machine or till. Direct any other business callers as required. To co-ordinate others to do this task if necessary. To answer the telephone and deal with routine enquiries regarding work in progress and communicating with the relevant member of staff for additional advice as required.

Transfer calls to appropriately qualified staff if necessary. Working alongside the Stores & Distribution team and dependent on service need: May be required to provide a top up service to wards, keeping the assigned wards fully stocked with medicines, ensuring they are rotated and expiry dates are checked, as stated in the top up standards. To ensure that the wards stock medicine supply needs are met and that the stock is used cost-effectively with minimum waste, liaising with Ward Sisters and Ward Pharmacists as required. This will include sorting returned medicines for re-use, counting them and returning to stock via the computer system.

Process & assemble orders for wards & departments. Involves data entry and correct selection of goods, paying heed to Pharmacy stock control systems and ordering. Assist in sorting returned & waste medicines. Assist in keeping records of workload e.g.

filing, photocopying. To ensure the patient services section always has a readily available supply of sundry items e.g. bottles, bags to use, by topping up daily and checking status of orders as required. General Ensure the standard operating procedures are adhered to and Health and Safety procedures followed.

There is a responsibility for stock control and security of medicines within daily duties. Be responsible for managing self to organise own daily duties. Be willing to re-arrange duties and prioritise according to service need if required to cover for absence. Senior Pharmacy Assistants will sometimes co-ordinate cover for duties & oversee/train less experienced staff.

Shares advice & knowledge to train new assistants on the standard operating procedures within the working area. Participate in internal audits and surveys of service delivery as required. Ensure the standard operating procedures within the working area. Participate in internal audits and surveys of service delivery as required.

Ensure the standard operating procedures are adhered to and Health and Safety procedures followed. There is a responsibility for stock control and security of medicines within daily duties. Provide Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday cover as per rota (usually every 6-8 weeks). Comply with the code of expectations & values that the trust expects


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