Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship)

apartmentNHS Jobs placeCheltenham calendar_month 
The apprentice will undergo training in all the following aspects of the Pharmacy departments work and will participate in all the duties under supervision during their two
  • year training period.
They will undertake rolling competency assessments in all areas.
Dispensing Duties
  • Interpreting and dispensing of inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions
  • Dispensing of compliance aid packs
  • Counselling and educating outpatients on the use of their prescribed medication, referring to a technician or pharmacist when necessary
  • Receive prescriptions and fees for prescription charges from the public at the hatch and process the payment
  • Liaising with ward staff when there are drug supply problems
  • Dispensing of controlled drugs on prescriptions, entering registers, checking stock balances and reporting discrepancies that cannot be resolved to the responsible CD Pharmacy Technician
  • Carrying out computerised sales for private patients and retail pharmacies Aseptic Dispensing (limited short placement)
  • There will be an opportunity to spend some time in this environment to get an understanding of the work carried out in the department; this will include Quality Control and environmental monitoring processes.
Hands on experience will be limited.
Pharmacy Helpdesk / Telephone answering & Reception duties
  • Answering the telephone and dealing with a wide range of queries e.g.
regarding work in progress, stock availability, missing items and queries about prescriptions from the public
  • Referring certain queries to the appropriate members of staff or departments e.g.
Medicines Information, Pharmacy Stores or a Technician / Pharmacist
  • Taking verbal orders for medicines from Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technicians, ward pharmacists and outside units
  • Booking out orders and other requisitions/requests to enable orders to be assembled by the dispensary.
These need to be prioritized carefully in order to meet transport/discharge/treatment deadlines Distribution
-Provision of a top-up service to assigned ward, keeping the ward fully stocked with medicines (by checking stock levels & re-order medicines where necessary according to a set stock list), as well as ensuring stock are rotated and expiry dates are checked according to top-up standards
  • To ensure that the stock is used cost-effectively with minimum waste, liaising with the ward staff and Medicines Optimization Technician or ward pharmacist as required
  • Returning medicines no longer required to Pharmacy for credit and out of date items for destruction
  • Process & assemble orders for wards and departments.
Involves data entry and correct selection of goods, paying heed to pharmacy stock control systems and ordering.
  • Answer staff hatch and dealing with requests Deal with returns of unwanted medicines from wards & departments
  • Assess stock for reuse and credit as appropriate
  • Dispose of medicines that are unsuitable for reuse according to local procedure Stores
  • Be familiar with departmental procedures for drug ordering and take part in the ordering process under supervision
  • Assist with goods receiving including unpacking, checking received stock against delivery note, enter onto the Pharmacy computer and put away in the correct location Ward based duties
  • Work on the wards (the clinical environment) supporting the Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician & ward pharmacist to provide an admission, supply and discharge service General
  • To provide late night, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday cover according to rota
  • To attend college, induction and update days on the dates stated
  • Ensure standard operating procedures and policies are adhered to and Health and Safety procedures followed
  • Cross site working might be required
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