Pharmacy Technician

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress from a Band 4 to a Band 5 pharmacy technician role.

Key Responsibilities
  • Accurately dispense and check prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients using manual and automated services.
  • Receive drug charts and prescriptions from the inpatient hatch and record details in the dispensary logs.
  • Successfully complete competencies covering the dispensing of medication over a range of prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients, and TTAs.
  • Help investigate stock level discrepancies within the Dispensary in line with current procedures.
  • Perform the stock check of the emergency cupboard ensuring correct temperature and medicine expiry dates.
  • Issue completed prescriptions and controlled drug supplies to ward staff.
  • Remove any prepared prescriptions that have not been collected and return them to stock/destroy in accordance with Pharmacy procedure.
  • Supply stock controlled drugs, and related controlled stationary to wards and departments.
  • Perform controlled drugs stock checks, to audit and report any discrepancies to the Dispensary Manager or the Deputy Dispensary Manager.
Ward-Based Duties - Medicines Management
  • Compile and verify electronically or on paper a patient's drug history by communicating with the patient, carers, GPs, and other health professionals.
  • Endorse electronic or paper prescription charts with relevant medicine-related information following trust policies and procedures.
  • Document allergies to medicines.
  • Undertake a review of patients' own drugs to accurately assess the suitability of continued use while the patient is in hospital.
  • Participate in the discharge planning of patients with ward staff and other healthcare professionals both in secondary and primary care.
  • Give out patient medication to patients and counsel the patient on their medication to promote adherence.
  • Document consultations where appropriate in the patient's records.
  • Minimise delays in discharge by ensuring that medication is available at the appropriate time.
  • Dispense prescriptions if required.
  • Assess patients to see if a compliance aid is required to help concordance.
  • Provide verbal and written medicines-related advice and information for patients and/or carers regarding prescribed medication and their devices.
  • Assist with stock control and stock management of medicines on designated wards in communication with the ward pharmacist, ward managers, medicines management pharmacy assistants, and rotational pharmacy assistants/apprentices.
  • Assist with the workload on designated wards in communication with the ward pharmacist, ward managers, pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, medicines management pharmacy assistants, and rotational pharmacy assistants/apprentices and pre-registration pharmacists.
  • Identify and return unwanted or out-of-date medicines to Pharmacy for disposal or for safe return to Pharmacy stock in accordance with local procedures.
  • Arrange the supply and return of controlled drugs from the wards in an efficient manner.
  • Transcribe and order medication that are clinically screened or awaiting a clinical screen by a pharmacist in accordance with trust policy.
  • Support the implementation of self-administration by patients and/or carers where possible.
  • Support the efficient transfer of medicines between wards.
  • Ensure the safe and secure handling of medicines during medicines management visits; identify issues and feedback to ward/team managers.
  • Communicate with external organisations as necessary for admission and discharge processes (community pharmacies, GP surgeries).
  • Undertake and complete the relevant sections of the Medicines Optimisation Program or its equivalent.
  • Obtain consent from patients for all appropriate actions.
  • Carry out and record daily monitoring of fridge and ambient temperatures for where medicines are stored, satellite rooms, and escalate any issues to the appropriate senior member of staff.
Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Duties
  • Complete Accreditation (ACPT) according to CPPE/HEE LaSE scheme and local ACPT Policy.
  • Conduct checking duties in the dispensary or in a ward dispensing setting for a minimum of 8 hours per month.
  • Provide constructive feedback when informing dispensers that they have made mistakes during dispensing.
  • Report in-process errors using the Right First Time Procedure.
  • Arrive promptly for arranged checking sessions.
  • Ensure that your knowledge is up to date by reading all pharmacy procedures relevant to the accuracy checking of dispensed medicines and the ACPT Policy.
  • Contribute to the quality management of dispensing by suggesting improvements to practice and procedures.
  • Inform the ACPT facilitator on your base site before your accreditation expires, so that they can arrange for your reaccreditation.
Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

  • oNVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent.
  • oRegistration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • oACPT or willingness to undertake.
  • oMMPT or MOPs accreditation or willingness to undertake.
  • BTECH level 3 in Pharmaceutical science.

Experience

  • oDealing with the public.
  • oUse of computers.
  • Dispensing experience.

Desirable

  • oHave worked in Hospital pharmacy, minimum 2 years' experience.
  • oSupervising and training others.

Knowledge & Skills

  • oGood communication skills.
  • oTeam player.
  • oAble to work from written procedures.
  • oAble to self-organise and meet deadlines.
  • oAbility to work under pressure.
  • oUse of initiative.
  • oAccurate dispensing.

Desirable

  • Able or willing to give presentations using relevant materials.
  • Experience of using electronic prescribing systems.

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