Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Services Specialist
2 weeks ago
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our Technical Services team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing technical support and assistance to our pharmacy staff, ensuring the safe and effective preparation and dispensing of medicines.
Key Responsibilities
- 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
About Us
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is a large integrated healthcare organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. We are committed to delivering safe, personal and effective care to our patients, and we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our team.
Person Specification
- NVQ level 2 certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification
- Supervisory experience
- Understanding of local and national NHS and Pharmaceutical Policy
- Knowledge of medicines legislation and guidance Medicines Act, Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines, Medicine Guidance Notes, MHRA Alerts
- General knowledge of NHS developments including primary and secondary care Understanding of clinical governance principles
- Practice in one or more relevant areas
- Experience of supervising pharmacy services in primary or secondary care
- Working within GMP/GDP guidelines
- HR policies awareness
- Ability to maintain and report on records and statistics
Requirements
- Flexibility in working hours
- Advanced keyboard skills
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