Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary inAylesbury inAylesbury PUBLISHED
TUE 26 NOV 2024
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust rC5juByv
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Higher-Level Pharmacy Technician to join the inpatient dispensary team in Aylesbury. This role offers an opportunity to enhance leadership and management skills while contributing to a progressive pharmacy department.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the dispensary workload, including labeling and dispensing medications for inpatients, outpatients, and controlled drugs.
- Ensure the training and support of staff to maintain a safe service.
- Collaborate with the pharmacy team to optimize service delivery and patient care.
- Dispense medications using pharmacy computer systems and robotic technology.
- Oversee the organization and planning of medicine supply to patients and wards.
- Develop staff rotas and allocate daily tasks effectively.
- Conduct final checks of dispensed items and manage stock using JAC reports.
The trust supports ongoing professional development and offers fully funded training for ACPT and Medicines Optimisation courses. Candidates should have line manager endorsement for internal applications.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Higher-Level Pharmacy Technician's to work in the inpatient dispensary, If you are looking for that new and exciting challenge, to develop your leadership and management skills this could be just the role for you.
The Pharmacy team would love to hear from Technicians who would like to expand their skills and knowledge by joining the developing and growing team in this exciting role.
In the heart of Buckinghamshire countryside, the Trust is located conveniently close to London and Oxford. We provide services to three main sites, Wycombe, Amersham and Stoke Mandeville. As a progressive department we continually look to develop our services and are committed to the development of our staff. We fully support CPD.
You will be responsible for managing the dispensary workload, labelling and dispensing medication for Inpatients, Outpatients, Controlled drugs and ensuring staff are supported and trained to provide a safe service for our customers. You will work as part of the wider Pharmacy team to support and develop the pharmacy provision, maximising efficiency and provide excellent patient care.
Full training will be funded and provided by the trust for nationally recognised ACPT and Medicines Optimisation courses.
- To dispense inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication using a pharmacy computer and robotic system.
- To dispense controlled drugs, unlicensed, cytotoxic and clinical trials medicines, keeping records according to departmental policy and legal requirements.
- To organise and plan the supply of medicines to patients, wards and departments served by the Trust.
- To develop and plan all section rotas and allocation of daily tasks as appropriate for all staff ensuring these are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- To carry out the final checking of dispensed items. To ensure that the daily stock check is completed and ensure all discrepancies areresolved.
- To ensure good stock management is carried out using JAC report functions.
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For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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