Sanctuary Personnel, a committed and competitive recruitment agency is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 5 Rotational Pharmacy Technician to fill a full-time role based in St Martins.
The salary for this permanent Rotational Pharmacy Technician job is £30,566 - 39,560 per annum.
Main Duties:
- To participate in general dispensary duties, ensuring services are provided in accordance with departmental procedures, and legal requirements for in—patients, outpatients and satellite units attached to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
- Receiving, storing and transporting prescriptions.
- Checking prescriptions for accuracy and suitability, contacting prescriber or ward to solve problems, after checking with the ward pharmacist.
- Checking – performing a final accuracy check on items dispensed by other members of staff (after completion of nationally approved Accuracy Checking Course).
- To take an active role in assessing the fitness for use of and processing previously dispensed items returned to the department and either returning them for re-use or disposing of them following the relevant SOP’s.
- To receive and check incoming goods including controlled drugs.
- To assist the Pharmacist in taking accurate medication histories, assessing, and reviewing medications bought into the hospital by patients, and reviewing suitability for use.
- Participate in and assist in developing Technician lead Drug Administration rounds.
- To answer queries about the medication supplied and side effects which have occurred (with assistance/supervision from Pharmacists) and to also supply Medicines Information to Medical and Nursing staff or arrange for complex enquiries to be passed on to the Medicine Information Pharmacist for investigation.
- To take part in the storage, disposal and destruction of waste produced within the department, including cytotoxic products, radioactive waste and controlled drugs following the required SOP’s.
- Using the pharmacy computer system, create and generate new orders from suppliers as required on the specific days and at the specific times required.
- Check weekly for goods not supplied, unresolved or old orders and act accordingly, notifying senior staff of any supply issues or goods not supplied.
Requirements of the Rotational Pharmacy Technician:
- GPHC Registration.
- BTech/NVQ3 or equivalent.
- Postgraduate pharmacy experience, including experience of stock control.
- General knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceutical Manufacture and GMP.
- Evidence of up to date and relevant CPD.
- Ability to use pharmacy computer systems as well as Microsoft Office (eg. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
Contact:
This Band 5 Rotational Pharmacy Technician job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
