Specialist Pharmacy Technician

at  The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Key Responsibilities Manage the workforce within the area of responsibility. Manage and schedule, on a day-to-day basis, the workload of the Dispensary Services section in accordance with established policies. Ensure that all requests for medicines supply are dealt with in a timely manner. Monitor and investigate incidents and complaints, sharing learning with other staff.
Perform Individual Performance Reviews for all designated staff. Direct and supervise all staff working in Dispensary Services. Monitor daily staffing availability with the other Specialist Technicians and make any necessary adjustments to the planned rota. Lead the recruitment and selection of new staff within service area.
Write Standard Operating Procedures for the service area. As a senior member of staff, deal with any service problems which require urgent solutions, taking the actions necessary to maintain the service to all users. Attend governance meetings, , and other relevant meetings as required. Be committed to improving patient care and patient experience and ensure these are not compromised in all aspects of service delivery.
Manage service changes to the area of responsibility, ensuring continuity of service when there are changes to service areas, change in function, or when services are extended and/or developed. Authorise annual leave for staff within service area. Interpret and analyse information and provide regular updates and reports as necessary to the Associate Director of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Management Group, Trust senior managers and other relevant staff groups in the area of responsibility. This may include pharmaceutical data, staffing or service issues.
Carry out dispensary duties as required for the needs of the service. These duties include: Dispensing and issuing medicines to patients in a timely and efficient manner, including specialist hospital only medicines, clinical trial medicines, cytotoxic medicines, and controlled drugs. Ability to prepare/dispense injectable medicines. Check dispensed items as an accredited check to ensure medicines are dispensed accurately.
Provide advice and information to patients on how to take their medicines effectively and safely. Inform Pharmacy Procurement staff about urgently required medicines and notify patients and other health care staff about supply problems / delays. Investigate stock discrepancies, adjusting stock levels and ensuring adequate stock levels. Dispense oral chemotherapy medicines taking necessary precautions detailed in relevant Standard Operating Procedures.
Manage absence for managed staff within the area of responsibility, including sickness and annual leave. Participate in the weekend, Bank Holiday and late-night rotas. Ensure managed staff have access to and complete appropriate statutory and mandatory training. Ensure managed staff have appropriate supervision and are competent to undertake tasks requested of them.
Identify training requirements of managed staff and ensure training plans are actioned. Provide training support or develop training programs for staff working within the area of responsibility. Act as an NVQ assessor as appropriate. Identify own development and training needs and keep up to date with all national codes of practice, standards and relevant legislation.
Attend courses and study days to maintain and extend knowledge of specialist subjects pertinent to the role. Actively participate in continuing professional development

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