Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship)
at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucester GL1, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 14 Aug, 2024 | GBP 20697 Annual | 15 May, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
The apprentice will undergo training in all the following aspects of the Pharmacy departments work and will participate in all the duties under supervision during their two-year training period. They will undertake rolling competency assessments in all areas. Dispensing Duties - Interpreting and dispensing of inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions - Dispensing of compliance aid packs - Counseling and educating outpatients on the use of their prescribed medication, referring to a technician or pharmacist when necessary - Receive prescriptions and fees for prescription charges from the public at the hatch and process the payment - Liaising with ward staff when there are drug supply problems - Dispensing of controlled drugs on prescriptions, entering registers, checking stock balances and reporting discrepancies that cannot be resolved to the responsible CD Pharmacy Technician - Carrying out computerised sales for private patients and retail pharmacies Aseptic Dispensing (limited short placement) - There will be an opportunity to spend some time in this environment to get an understanding of the work carried out in the department; this will include Quality Control and environmental monitoring processes. Hands on experience will be limited.
Pharmacy Helpdesk / Telephone answering & Reception duties -Answering the telephone and dealing with a wide range of queries e.g. regarding work in progress, stock availability, missing items and queries about prescriptions from the public - Referring certain queries to the appropriate members of staff or departments e.g. Medicines Information, Pharmacy Stores or a Technician / Pharmacist - Taking verbal orders for medicines from Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technicians, ward pharmacists and outside units - Booking out orders and other requisitions/requests to enable orders to be assembled by the dispensary. These need to be prioritized carefully in order to meet transport/discharge/treatment deadlines Distribution - Provision of a top-up service to assigned ward, keeping the ward fully stocked with medicines (by checking stock levels & re-order medicines where necessary according to a set stock list), as well as ensuring stock are rotated and expiry dates are checked according to top-up standards -To ensure that the stock is used cost-effectively with minimum waste, liaising with the ward staff and Medicines Optimization Technician or ward pharmacist as required - Returning medicines no longer required to Pharmacy for credit and out of date items for destruction - Process & assemble orders for wards and departments.
Involves data entry and correct selection of goods, paying heed to pharmacy stock control systems and ordering. - Answer staff hatch and dealing with requests Deal with returns of unwanted medicines from wards & departments - Assess stock for reuse and credit as appropriate - Dispose of medicines that are unsuitable for reuse according to local procedure Stores - Be familiar with departmental procedures for drug ordering and take part in the ordering process under supervision - Assist with goods receiving including unpacking, checking received stock against delivery note, enter onto the Pharmacy computer and put away in the correct location Ward based duties - Work on the wards (the clinical environment) supporting the Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician & ward pharmacist to provide an admission, supply and discharge service General - To provide late night, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday cover according to rota - To attend college, induction and update days on the dates stated - Ensure standard operating procedures and policies are adhered to and Health and Safety procedures followed - Cross site working might be require
Responsibilities:
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REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Pharmaceuticals
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Clinical Pharmacy
Graduate
Proficient
1
Gloucester GL1, United Kingdom