Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Services
7 months ago
Do you want to be an integral part of a thriving acute Trust that embraces transformation and is passionate about delivering safe, personal and effective care? If the answer is yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.
**General duties of this post include**:
Maintaining accurate stock levels of medicines and consumables
Receipt and Return of cleanroom clothing, with some heavy lifting and bending involved.
Stock replenishment for both units within Technical Services
Inputting orders into the computer systems
Answering telephones and dealing with simple queries
Processing and disposing of medicinal waste
Cleaning of the Aseptic and Chemotherapy Units and the Isolators and Microbiological Safety cabinets
Assembling ingredients for the production of chemotherapy and intravenous medicines
Production of Aseptically Manipulated Products including CIVAS/PN and Chemotherapy medicines
Training of Domestic's, Assistants, Technician's and Pharmacists in the cleaning of the Technical Services Units
Training of Assistants, Technician's and Pharmacists in 3 stage transfer decontamination in both Aseptic's and the Chemotherapy Units
Performing In Process Checks for Aseptically prepared products
Dispensing of Outsourced Special's medication
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
A rota is in place to cover Bank Holidays and we are a flexible and friendly team. Core hours of the service run from 08:00 - 16:30 with a weekend day 09:00 - 16:00 included in the working week. Staff work a 7.5 hour shift within these hours, there may be an option to work longer shifts. All working patterns can be discussed at interview.
**General duties of this post include**:
Deputise for other Senior Pharmacy Assistant colleagues as delegated and as designated in their absence.
Undertake cytotoxic reconstitution and dispensing in accordance with COSHH regulations and Regional and National standards, under direction of the Technical Services Manager.
Undertake special dispensing and preparation involving the use of aseptic techniques within a controlled environment in accordance with aseptic procedures under the direction of the Technical Services Manager, including Central Intravenous drugs and Parenteral Nutrition solutions.
Support the Lead Pharmacy Technician and Senior Pharmacy Technician in Aseptic Services and Oncology and assistant teams.
Act within the constraints of this role and consult and seek guidance from the Lead Pharmacy Technician and Senior Pharmacy Technician where issues and problems exceed this remit.
Ensure that the Lead Pharmacy Technician and Senior Pharmacy Technician are aware and informed in a timely way of any issues which may affect the running of the aseptic units, or the quality of products produced in it.
Ensure that all pharmacy assistants and technicians are aware of the principles of Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Good Manufacturing Practice, effective stock control and management and that this is carried out at all times.
Assist with the training of pharmacy assistants, domestic staff and pharmacy technicians including maintenance of training records and signing off competencies.
Act as a role model for the assistants and technicians and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, cost-efficient use of medicines.
Undertake waste management and disposal of returned pharmaceutical products which may include hazardous material, following standard operating procedures.
Ensure Pharmacy Portering and transport staff (including relief staff) are following current procedures when handling and delivering medicines.
Maintain the shelves and storage areas in a neat and tidy manner ensuring good stock rotation.
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