Job summary
Would you like to be part of a warm and friendly team?
Here at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are a hardworking, enthusiastic bunch with a vacancy for a Registered Pharmacy Technician based in the dispensary.
This could be the perfect opportunity for a newly qualified Pharmacy Technician or an experienced Rotational Pharmacy Technician looking for their next challenge and to expand their horizons and gain experience within the dispensary area.
Excellent training and development opportunities will be provided.
As a member of the Patient Services team, you would be encouraged to contribute to the forward planning of the department and help in the co-ordination of workflow whilst undertaking a wide range of duties including dispensing, ensuring work flows correctly and assisting the lead technician.
Pharmacy strives for excellence with the Trust values at the core of our service.
The dispensary opening hours are 8:45am - 7pm and working hours for this post can be negotiated, however a commitment to working until 7pm on some of these will be required.
Main duties of the job
Undertake a wide range of duties in dispensary , including contributing to medicines management systems.
Work alongside the lead technician and assist with tasks.
Contribute to the efficient delivery of the Pharmaceutical Service to Patients, Wards, and Departments both within the Trust and to other healthcare organisations.
Supervise the work of other staff in Dispensary Services
Lead in dispensary responsiibilites and provide support to Pharmacy Support workers
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Medicines Supply
- Dispense and issue
medicines to patients, using actual or faxedprescriptions, ensuring that all
the necessary information is available.
- Provide advice and
information to patients on how to take their medicines effectively and safely.
- Take payment for
prescription charges and generate a receipt when required.
- Ensure that all
information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is
recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information
System (PIS).
- Liaise with
Procurement staff about urgently required medicines and informing patients and
other health care staff about supply problems / delays.
- Dispense clinical
trial medication and complete all required documentation following the defined
Standard Operating Procedures.
- Dispense
specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require
accurate, detailed records.
- Dispense oral
chemotherapy medicines taking necessary precautions detailed in SOPs.
- Replenish the
A&E out-of-hours medicine cupboard ensuring prescription reconciliation and
accurate recording of issues to patients.
- Replenish the
out-of-hours Emergency drug cupboard(s) ensuring accurate recording of issues
to patients.
- Work with the lead
Homecare Technician to help arrange the supply of medicines through Homecare
Services. This will include receiving Homecare prescriptions, reviewing orders
and reconciling orders with invoices.
Medicines Management
- Promote good
communications between Pharmacy and Ward staff to ensure a safe, efficient and cost-effective
medicines management service.
- Liaise with
nursing staff and ward Pharmacist to find out about new admissions, discharges
and transfers, to enable prioritisation of the Pharmacy service.
- Answer queries
from nurses and other healthcare professional, referring any clinical issues to
the Pharmacist.
- Help medicines management pharmacist(s) to develop and maintain care
plans for all patients on the relevant wards, specifically to:
- help take an accurate medication history
- lead in the assessment and
help in the review of medicines
brought into hospital by the patient
- Help to educate the patient
about treatment changes and the best way
in which they can manage their own medicines, where appropriate, through self
administration schemes
- where appropriate, liaise and
communicate with the patients PCT,
GP, Community Pharmacist and/or
carers in order to ensure seamless care by accurate transmission of
medicines-related information, in both directions
- at the point of discharge,
ensure that the contents of the patients medicines locker are safe and
appropriate for the patient to take home
- work closely with and train
the nursing staff on all medicine management policies.
Technical Services
- Preparation of
non-sterile medicinal products for specific patients e.g., suspensions, creams,
ointments, powders etc.
- Preparation of
sterile medicinal products for specific patients in a laminar flow cabinet /
isolator in a controlled clean room environment e.g., parenteral nutrition and
chemotherapy treatments.
- The above two
duties involve preparation of worksheets, accurate assembly of raw materials,
dosage calculations, accurate measurements using balances, graduated measures
and syringes. These operations require a high degree of manual dexterity, and
competencies will be continually assessed.
- Maintain the
essential training and competencies required to be a named person on the Trusts
Intrathecal Register for dispensing intrathecal chemotherapy.
- Maintain
competency to prepare sterile preparations and to keep up to date with
validation processes.
- Check components
on assembled batch trays for sterile products before processing. (not
chemotherapy)
- Check components
for re-packaging and non-sterile products.
- Check labels
produced for sterile, non-sterile and re-packaged products including
chemotherapy before processing or assembly.
- Supervise the
re-packaging carried out by Pharmacy Assistants according to standard operating
procedures.
- To check CPR emergency boxes after assembly by
Pharmacy Assistants for use within the hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medicines Supply
- Dispense and issue
medicines to patients, using actual or faxedprescriptions, ensuring that all
the necessary information is available.
- Provide advice and
information to patients on how to take their medicines effectively and safely.
- Take payment for
prescription charges and generate a receipt when required.
- Ensure that all
information needed for accurate stock control and prescription issues data is
recorded using both paper systems and the computerised Pharmacy Information
System (PIS).
- Liaise with
Procurement staff about urgently required medicines and informing patients and
other health care staff about supply problems / delays.
- Dispense clinical
trial medication and complete all required documentation following the defined
Standard Operating Procedures.
- Dispense
specialist hospital-only medicines and unlicensed medicines which require
accurate, detailed records.
- Dispense oral
chemotherapy medicines taking necessary precautions detailed in SOPs.
- Replenish the
A&E out-of-hours medicine cupboard ensuring prescription reconciliation and
accurate recording of issues to patients.
- Replenish the
out-of-hours Emergency drug cupboard(s) ensuring accurate recording of issues
to patients.
- Work with the lead
Homecare Technician to help arrange the supply of medicines through Homecare
Services. This will include receiving Homecare prescriptions, reviewing orders
and reconciling orders with invoices.
Medicines Management
- Promote good
communications between Pharmacy and Ward staff to ensure a safe, efficient and cost-effective
medicines management service.
- Liaise with
nursing staff and ward Pharmacist to find out about new admissions, discharges
and transfers, to enable prioritisation of the Pharmacy service.
- Answer queries
from nurses and other healthcare professional, referring any clinical issues to
the Pharmacist.
- Help medicines management pharmacist(s) to develop and maintain care
plans for all patients on the relevant wards, specifically to:
- help take an accurate medication history
- lead in the assessment and
help in the review of medicines
brought into hospital by the patient
- Help to educate the patient
about treatment changes and the best way
in which they can manage their own medicines, where appropriate, through self
administration schemes
- where appropriate, liaise and
communicate with the patients PCT,
GP, Community Pharmacist and/or
carers in order to ensure seamless care by accurate transmission of
medicines-related information, in both directions
- at the point of discharge,
ensure that the contents of the patients medicines locker are safe and
appropriate for the patient to take home
- work closely with and train
the nursing staff on all medicine management policies.
Technical Services
- Preparation of
non-sterile medicinal products for specific patients e.g., suspensions, creams,
ointments, powders etc.
- Preparation of
sterile medicinal products for specific patients in a laminar flow cabinet /
isolator in a controlled clean room environment e.g., parenteral nutrition and
chemotherapy treatments.
- The above two
duties involve preparation of worksheets, accurate assembly of raw materials,
dosage calculations, accurate measurements using balances, graduated measures
and syringes. These operations require a high degree of manual dexterity, and
competencies will be continually assessed.
- Maintain the
essential training and competencies required to be a named person on the Trusts
Intrathecal Register for dispensing intrathecal chemotherapy.
- Maintain
competency to prepare sterile preparations and to keep up to date with
validation processes.
- Check components
on assembled batch trays for sterile products before processing. (not
chemotherapy)
- Check components
for re-packaging and non-sterile products.
- Check labels
produced for sterile, non-sterile and re-packaged products including
chemotherapy before processing or assembly.
- Supervise the
re-packaging carried out by Pharmacy Assistants according to standard operating
procedures.
- To check CPR emergency boxes after assembly by
Pharmacy Assistants for use within the hospital.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent. GPhC Registered.
Knowledge and Awareness Skills
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations. Knowledge of Pharmacy information systems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in NHS or equivalent in a related area. Evidence of training in dispensing procedures.
Desirable
- Ward top-up. Medicines Management. Evidence of Aseptic preparation and Cytotoxic Reconstitution.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to work methodically and demonstrate meticulous attention to detail. Able to communicate well verbally with other healthcare professionals and patients some of whom may have barriers to understanding. Must be able to deal sensitively with all patients some of whom may be severely ill or distressed by their condition. Pleasant and helpful manner. Must possess initiative. Able to work well within a team.
Desirable
- Able to mix well with current staff establishment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent. GPhC Registered.
Knowledge and Awareness Skills
Essential
- Awareness of own limitations. Knowledge of Pharmacy information systems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in NHS or equivalent in a related area. Evidence of training in dispensing procedures.
Desirable
- Ward top-up. Medicines Management. Evidence of Aseptic preparation and Cytotoxic Reconstitution.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to work methodically and demonstrate meticulous attention to detail. Able to communicate well verbally with other healthcare professionals and patients some of whom may have barriers to understanding. Must be able to deal sensitively with all patients some of whom may be severely ill or distressed by their condition. Pleasant and helpful manner. Must possess initiative. Able to work well within a team.
Desirable
- Able to mix well with current staff establishment.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
