Senior Assistant Technical Officer – High-Cost & Clinical Services

at  Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will provide support to the Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in the Pharmacy dispensaries in accordance with relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). To receive prescriptions from patients or from the day-case wards for dispensing. Following a period of training and assessment, to undertake the assembly of medicines for individual outpatients, day-cases and in-patients. This will involve: Generating a label.
Choosing the correct medicine from stock. Counting and packing the medicine. Preparing prescriptions for checking by a Pharmacist or Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician To give out specific dispensed and checked medications with appropriate instructions to patients after appropriate training and assessment. To support stock control within the dispensaries including ordering and receiving stock from Pharmacy stores and distribution and stock rotation.
To process prescription and over the counter payments where applicable. To assist in ward stock top ups after appropriate training. This will involve: Visiting wards/departments and creating orders for stock medicines Filling the order Entering issues on the computer Ensuring wards/departments receive their stock (via porter/courier) in a timely manner. To be involved in stock control for ancillary stock (e.g.
bottles, bags, and labels) in the Pharmacy dispensaries and ensure these are available in suitable quantities. To ensure that all relevant Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) and any supplementary patient leaflets or instruction sheets are photocopied and are always available. To be involved in accurate stock control of medicines in the Pharmacy dispensaries and within clinical areas. To maintain clean and tidy dispensing facilities and safe systems of work including expiry date checking and correct disposal of medications.
To undertake mandatory training. To be responsible for the filing of prescriptions on a daily basis. To undertake answering the telephone and dealing with queries where necessary, including liaising with other Pharmacy staff both at City Road and at Network sites. To handle medicines returned from the wards/departments and patients, making the appropriate computer records, and disposing of unwanted/expired stock following Trust policies and departmental procedures and in accordance with national guidance and legislation.
To assist the Lead and Senior Pharmacy Technicians in receipt of medicinal stock from pharmaceutical wholesalers when necessary. To assist in the prompt matching process of all delivery notes, orders, and invoices. Where necessary, to book and arrange deliveries of medicinal stock to Moorfields Network sites. Where necessary, to arrange deliveries of medicines supplied on prescription to patients homes either by post or same day courier

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