Drug Reporting Technician

at  Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

THE POSTHOLDER WILL:

Support the provision of detailed information on drug spend to the finance department and senior pharmacy staff, including the preparation of invoice requisitions to customers
Be System Manager of Pharmacy Stock Control System, Prescription Tracker and Automated Dispensing Robot.
Act as a Practice Supervisor for Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technicians whilst rotating in the Business Team.
Assist the main dispensary with Dispensing and final checking.
Be a local System Administrator for the Blueteq High Cost Drugs database, National IvIg Database, Rx-Info and pharmacy email groups.
Be an NVQ A1 Accredited Assessor for the pharmacy non-clinical trainees.

To assist in the training of junior staff and act as a practice supervisor and the induction of new staff.
To ensure that all activities carried out in the department follow Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) and to assist in the maintenance and review of procedures, batch records and labelling
To be responsible for the ordering and accurate stock control of medicinal products, equipment, sundries, etc. To develop, maintain.
To attend continuing education and training schemes relevant to the post.
To take part in the monitoring of internal and external errors and give advice on improvements in working practice that will result in a reduction of error rates.
To undertake Continuing Professional Development in order to keep pharmaceutical knowledge current, ensure best practice and comply with requirements for entry on the Pharmacy technician register
To manage product defect, recall and caution notifications relating to medicines
To identify areas for audit and undertake audit to maximise efficiency, minimise risk and promote best practice.
To attend continuing education and training schemes relevant to the post
To take part in late night, weekend and Bank holiday rotas
All pharmacy staff must show confidentiality with regard to any information about patients, confidential information about the Trust and commercial information (e.g. drug prices).
All work will be carried out in accordance with relevant laws, the guidance of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain, Trust procedures and standards of professional practice.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.