Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer, Band 2

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ward Top-up service - Regular visits to wards or clinics to check stock levels & re-order medicines where necessary according to a set stock list - Check expiry dates - Liaise with ward staff - Return medicines no longer required to Pharmacy for credit or destruction Supply of Medicines to wards & Departments - Computer data entry of ward medicines order to produce picking list for supply - Selecting & assembling drug order for checking by another pharmacy assistant - Contacting porters to arrange for delivery of completed orders - Assembling orders from picking lists in order to meet transport deadlines - Checking orders assembled by other pharmacy assistants - Preparing TTO packs according to approved worksheets - Ensure that all orders for external customers are completed in time for allocated transport and prepared in-line with Good Distribution Practice. Return of unwanted medicines from wards & departments - Emptying returned wards boxes of unused or returned items - Assess stock for reuse and credit as appropriate - Destroy medicines that are unsuitable for recycling - Arrange for waste bin collection Pharmacy Stores - Unpack goods in the pharmacy stores - Check received stock against delivery note and enter onto the Pharmacy computer or process using automated systems. - Put stock away in the correct location. - Restock shelves in distribution area.

• Other duties as requested by Senior Technician purchasing and supplies. - Deal with incoming telephone calls for stock ordering and take accurate messages as necessary. - Transcribe fluid orders and book out the stock on the pharmacy computer system - Assemble boxes of IV fluids for onward transport/porters (can include significant manual handling)

Please refer the Job description for details