Pharmacy Technician Panel

at  St Patricks Hospital

PART TIME, PERMANENT AND SPECIFIED PURPOSE CONTRACTS

(Please note a panel may be formed out of this competition for all positions)

The successful applicant must demonstrate:

• A recognised Pharmaceutical Technician qualification
• Hospital experience (desirable)
• Knowledge of Touchstore (desirable)

For informal enquiries please contact:
Ciara Ni Dhubhlaing - Chief 1 Pharmacist
Tel: (01) 249 3261
Email: cnidhubhlaing@stpatricks.ie

UP TO 0.8WTE, PERMANENT CONTRACT AND/OR 0.2WTE SPECIFIED PURPOSE (PARENTAL LEAVE COVER) CONTRACT

The Pharmaceutical Technician will report to the Chief Pharmacist.
The standard working week applying to the post is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking the workload assigned by the senior pharmaceutical technician or pharmacist in charge
• Dispensing prescriptions for service users and staff
• Dispensing controlled drugs
• Dispensing and maintaining specialised drugs (e.g., clozapine) in accordance with hospital policy and associated point of care testing
• Maintaining accurate dispensing records
• Participating in sorting returned drugs for recycling or destruction
• Participating in stock rotation, stock level maintenance, checking expiry dates
• Liaising with other departments and services as required
• Assuming responsibility for service delivery in the assigned area, such as ward top ups
• Participating in audit protocols and policy formation as appropriate
• Participating in mandatory training programmes (e.g., policies and procedures, fire training and manual handling) and continuing education
• Participating in the compounding of extemporaneous products
• Maintaining an out of hours room
• Observing and reporting to the chief pharmacist / senior pharmaceutical technician any unusual situation, occurrences, conditions, or complaints, including those related to drugs, drug requests, drug usage or security within the pharmacy or hospital
• Undertaking all other duties relevant to the position as may be assigned from time to tim