Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Key results from the job holder

• To attend day release at an accredited course provider one day per week for two years and satisfy all requirements as instructed by academic staff, including all  assignments, assessments and examinations
• To carry out training in the duties of a pharmacy technician and fulfil those duties as required, working to the professional guidance issued by GPhC and trust.
• Communicates in a professional manner, factual information about availability of medicines to other Trust staff, external departments and patients

Planning and Organisational Duties

• To have understanding of & implement relevant departmental procedures.
• To suggest improvements to departmental procedures through line management where appropriate.
• To assist in the supply of medication to wards, departments and external agencies. 

1. 1. Dispense patient medications
   2. Ward top-up /Fluid Orders
   3. Urgent Requests
   4. Faxed / Telephone Orders
   5. Clinic Supplies
   6. Out of hours supplies / Prepacking.
   7. Emergency Boxes
   8. Owing items
   9. Cytotoxic drugs

• To recycle or destroy medicines returned from wards and departments where appropriate.
• To assist in the ordering, issuing and receiving of medication and maintenance of the pharmacy stock system
• To check expiry dates and safe storage of medicines within areas of responsibility ensuring effective action is taken when necessary
• To participate in clinical trials under direct supervision ensuring relevant details are maintained in trials documentatio
• To receive, interpret, dispense and hand out prescriptions in line with departmental standard operating procedures

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• To undertake patient counselling in the pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician and in accordance with pharmacy procedures
• To assist in audit and surveys as directed by line manager

Responsibility for Finance

• To handle cash, prescription charges & issue relevant receipts.

Responsibility for Human Resources

• Work patterns to be set by Line Manage
• To participate in Trust compulsory training programme and Departmental Appraisal system

Responsibility for Health & Safety

• Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• To ensure as part of training that patients and staff are advised of risks with medicines and to help minimise those risks through effective medicines management support and counselling.
• To ensure known risks are brought to attention of line managers.
• To ensure DATIX is used to record and review medicines related incidents.

Responsibility for Teaching

• To provide effective supervision of & teaching for less experienced assistants and students

Work Circumstances & on-call

• You will be required to work evenings, bank holidays  and at weekends as part of your rota pattern. This requirement will form part of your contract of employment with the Trust
• Any other duties appropriate to the grade as requested by Line Manager.