Job responsibilities
Job
Description
Job Title
Pharmacy Technician
Reports to
Head of Medicines Management/Medicines
Management Pharmacist
Purpose
The Pharmacy Technician will, in association with the Head of
Medicines Management, Medicines Management Pharmacist and Local Leadership
Team, coordinate medicines management and related activities across the
Midlands area.
Working under current policies and standard operating procedures
they will help to ensure safe, appropriate and legal practise at all times.
The postholder will support the organisations work in achieving
the highest standards of safe and effective medicines storage and
administration.
Applicants must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the
General Pharmaceutical Council, and will undertake revalidation as required
to maintain registration.
Key Responsibilities
To be responsible for the safe and
secure storage of all medicines within the Midlands area, ensuring that all
entry doors to the Medicines Room / Medicines Storage Room are locked at all
times and to manage appropriate access to authorised persons only.
To be responsible for the safe storage
of all the out of hours drug boxes & palliative care boxes in use and
monitor sign out / return by clinicians to ensure that at all times each drug
box can be accountable for.
To check drug boxes daily (non-injectable
and injectable medicines) in line with the approved formulary, replenishing
items noted on drug usage sheet. To check expiry dates as required.
To ensure all stock is date-checked and
rotated in date order to ensure efficient use of stock and to reduce wastage.
Removal of any stock out-of-date.
To order stock as and when required
from approved wholesalers in line with purchasing procedure, ensuring all
stock is date-checked and rotated to ensure efficient usage. To keep accurate
records of stock control measures in place and update records appropriately
to reflect the stock checks undertaken.
To record and report immediately to the
Head of Medicines Management, all unaccounted stock items in line with policy
To prepare all UCC stock orders for
delivery each week keeping accurate records of stock movement
To ensure that all medicines are
appropriately stored and those requiring storage in a refrigerator are stored
at the correct temperature and the refrigerator temperature is monitored and
recorded daily.
To be responsible for the safe and
secure storage of all FP10 and FP10 REC prescription pads, ensuring all
prescription pads allocated can be accounted for. To keep accurate records
for all prescriptions cancelled/not used.
To address any prescription queries
immediately and forwards to a member of the Clinical Team for correction / re
prescribing and to ensure all medicines supplied as recorded on the FP10 RECs
are prepared for end of month submission to NHSBSA
To respond appropriately to any drug
hazard / recall notices / adverse event reports under the direction of the
Head of Medicines Management.
To undertake a review of all controlled
drugs against the CD register with the Clinical Services Manager or other
authorized and appropriately trained member of staff
To assist with the investigation of any
medicines management related incidents.
To provide leadership and training to
local pharmacy support roles.
To check diagnostic boxes daily in line
with the approved list of diagnostic equipment and medical sundries, ensuring
all equipment is in working order and that each box in use contains the
relevant equipment and can be accounted for
To ensure that all equipment in the
diagnostic boxes is maintained and cleaned in line with the recommendations
of the Infection Control Policy
To organise the calibration of
equipment when necessary and keep a record for audit purposes
To monitor stocks levels of personal
protective clothing (PPE) and any sanitising hand cleansing products in line
with the recommendations of the Infection Control Policy and order as and
when required
To be responsible for safe storage of
any antiviral medication and antiviral authorisation vouchers as necessary
and keep accurate records for monitoring purposes
To be responsible for ensuring that the
Consultation Rooms are fit for clinical purpose and emergency drugs /
equipment, diagnostic equipment are available and weekly checks recorded
To work in accordance with national
guidelines for providing medicines out of hours, policies and standard
operating procedures at all times and contribute towards the achievement of
quality standards by participating in regular quality monitoring
Work with the local medical and
clinical leadership team to ensure all drug related issues are highlighted
and dealt with, including medicines related audits
Engage with site leadership teams to
ensure compliance with all medication related policies, procedures and
audits.
To provide weekly / monthly / quarterly
status reports as requested to the local management team/Head of Medicines
Management
To support the Head of Medicines
Management with budget control for medicines management and provide accurate
reports as requested for predicted vs. actual expenditure
Please note that the above list is not
exhaustive and other duties, roles and responsibilities commensurate with the
nature and grading of this post may be required, as reasonably requested by
the Head of Medicines Management.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Good Communication skills, written,
verbal and interpersonal skills
Able to plan and manage own workload
Attention to detail, methodical and
accurate
Good organisational skills and
effective time management
Able to work under pressure
Proactive, flexible and positive
attitude
Out of Hours provider experience
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Hospital or Community Pharmacy
experience
Out of Hours provider experience
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or
equivalent
Registered with General Pharmaceutical
Council (GPhC)
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society (RPS)
Additional Responsibilities
Health & Safety
Adhere
to the standards of behaviour expected of all staff in line with PHL values.
Treat
information relating to patient, employees, and businesses of PHL in the
strictest confidence. Under no circumstances should such information be
discussed with any unauthorised person(s) or organisations. At all times
employees are required to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection
Act.
Maintain
their own awareness of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to
Health and Safety (whether statutory or PHL), and assist in ensuring the
compliance of other staff.
Support
PHLs visions and values and in particular the promotion of a positive
approach to diversity, equality, rights, and treating others with dignity and
respect; to eliminate discrimination and support deliver and adhere to PHLs
inclusion, equality and diversity policy.
Develop
and maintain positive relationships with all colleagues
Take
all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working
environment which is free from discrimination.
Comply
with the PHL policy on confidentiality and in line with Data Protection Act,
GDPR relating to all information held.
Always
respect the confidentiality and privacy of Patients and staff.
Maintain
a constant awareness of health, welfare and safety issues affecting
colleagues, patients, visitors, and themselves, reporting any accidents or
incidents in line with PHL policy taking into account conditions associated
with unsocial working hours.
Fully
participate in health and safety training
This
job description seeks to outline the key duties and responsibilities of the
post; it is not a definitive document and does not form part of the main
statement of Terms and Conditions. The
job description will naturally change with time as the business matures and
may be reviewed from time to time.
Staff
are responsible for protecting themselves and others against infection
risks. All staff regardless of whether
clinical or non-clinical are expected to comply with current infection,
prevention and control policies and procedures and to report any actual or
potential infection prevention and control risks to their managers
immediately.
Infection, Prevention & Control
Inclusion
