Pharmacy Assistant

Clinical areas within Cancer Services To support the receipt, sorting and storage of treatments and take home medicines (TTAs) on day units. To update the electronic chemotherapy prescribing system to confirm the receipt of treatments / TTAs from our outsourced outpatient pharmacy and PASU. To organise and return unused/delayed TTAs back to the pharmacy from day units. To keep track of fridge temperature and notifying senior staff when it reaches an unacceptable level.

To ensure that all TTAs have been sent from the outsourced outpatient pharmacy for the following treatment day and to notify senior staff if there are any problems. Providing support to the Cancer Pharmacy Team on other relevant administrative tasks. To ensure the safe delivery of treatments to the relevant clinic or ward area by using appropriate delivery bags and storage conditions. To safely handle hazardous materials and waste such as cytotoxics, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and sharps, according to Trust policies without further increasing the risk to themselves or their colleagues.

Dispensary To safely transport and handover controlled drugs to the necessary ward or clinic area using the appropriate delivery bags and storage conditions. To maintain sufficient levels of all dispensary sundries (bag/bottles/boxes etc.) To ensure all waste bins are sealed and labelled correctly, and disposed on safely according to Trust policies. To assist in the packing and handover of medicine delivery bags for transport by the Trust Porter service. To assist in the retrieval of prescriptions and orders from ward or clinic areas.

General To assist in processing documentation, including filing, photocopying, and archiving documentation. To support Senior Staff to improve standards and quality within the Pharmacy department. To ensuring that all lifting of heavy containers follows the Trusts manual handling guidelines. To foster and maintaining good relationships with Pharmacy, Medical, Nursing and other staff, To answer the telephone, take accurate messages and pass on appropriate information in a professional and timely manner.

To aim to undertake and achieve relevant QCF level 2 modules in Pharmacy Services within 2 years of starting in post. To take responsibility for own personal development and agree objectives in discussion with line manager. Maintain own personal development plan. To participate in the pharmacy bank holiday, weekend and evening rotas, as required to meet the needs of an extended hours and 7 days a week service.

Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit When service delivery is required, the following duties may be required: To safely pack, transport and handover prepared doses to the necessary ward or clinic area using the appropriate delivery bags and storage conditions. To accurately complete the required checks to enable safe receipt of all deliveries of raw material, ancillary products, consumables, cleaning agents and equipment. To physically unpack deliveries, place in the correct location and in stock rotation order. To be competent to follow the department environmental monitoring procedures including room pressures, isolator operation and daily microbiological monitoring.

To assist in the transfer disinfection into PASU and classified cleanrooms of all items required for aseptic processing, following departmental processes. To safely handle hazardous materials and waste such as cytotoxics, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and sharps, according to Trust policies without further increasing the risk to themselves or their colleagues. To maintain the necessary competencies. These include but are not limited to valid hand washing.

To ensure all waste bins including cytotoxic are sealed and labelled correctly, and disposed on safely according to Trust policies.