Pharmacy Technician - Surrey

at  Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services Limited

4. EDUCATION AND TRAINING

· Assisting the Pharmacy team to deliver Medicines Management training.
· Maintain and update professional knowledge and skills through continuing professional development (CPD).
Complete mandatory training requirements and attend relevant educational sessions.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

· Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC or equivalent.
· NVQ 3 in Pharmacy (or equivalent)
· Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy.
· Ability to develop and maintain effective professional working relationship between various Health Care Professionals.
· Able to work within a stressful environment.
· Ability to work within a palliative care environment.
· Ability to strive and aspire to delivering high quality care and to improve care for patients and their families.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

· Positive attitude
· Self-motivated and proactive
· Excellent communication skills
· Ability to work on own initiative

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

Education
· Accuracy checking technician.
· Excellent knowledge of the English language essential
· Excellent general knowledge desired
Skills
· Advanced in Word and Outlook
· Competent in Pharmacy IT systems

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

The Pharmacy Technician will support the delivery of patient care within the clinical pharmacy caseload as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) across various settings, including hospices, mental health hospitals, and occasionally diagnostic services. They will provide technical pharmacy support to healthcare professionals, contribute to the development and delivery of safe and effective medicines management, and ensure compliance with all relevant standards. Full training and induction will be provided.

3. MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES

· Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare professionals.
· Assist with the destruction of Controlled Drugs in accordance with regulations alongside trained staff.
· Carry out audits including Clinic Room Audit, Medicines Management Audit, Controlled Drugs Audit and Clozapine Audit (where applicable).
· Administrative tasks e.g., managing pharmacy documentation, to ensure records are fully maintained.
· To participate in other initiatives designed to improve the efficiency of medicine management activities as necessary and in line with competencies.
· To identify good practice in medicines management which could then be used to improve services to patients.
· Provide support to colleagues during absences by performing tasks at other hospitals or the Brighton dispensary as required.