Pharmacy Assistant for Distribution
Stores and Distribution To work within Standard Operating procedures for the Store and Distribution area. To receive medicines into stock from wholesalers and manufacturers, separating CDs, unlicensed and bonded medicines, IV fluids and cold storage products To move all medicinal stock to the correct pharmacy location when received on EPIC To ensure that clinical trial medicines, investigational medicinal products IMPs are taken directly to the named clinical trial area on delivery to the pharmacy stores or dispensary To participate in the topping up service, ordering and maintaining stock for wards/departments/theatre and clinic areas against agreed stock lists To supply medicines to the Omnicell cabinets including the use of barcoding of stock products into the cabinets, expiry date and stock adjustments To report on and follow up on the overstocking, understocking and review of stock levels To issue stock on the pharmacy computer system against a written or electronic order To pick requisitioned items and pack into stock containers and return the completed orders to the requisitioning point To collect and deliver pharmaceuticals, intravenous and irrigation fluids to ward/department/theatre areas, obtaining staff signatures as proof of delivery To ensure that pharmaceuticals products returned to the pharmacy store are checked for the suitability for re-issue and that returns are made using the EPIC computer system To file delivery notes.
requisitioned orders and prescriptions in date order To count daily inventory of stock using EPIC and expiry date check medicines To remove expired and damaged stock To deliver stock medicines and dispensed medicines to all wards, clinics, departments and theatres 7 days per week.Green bags, boxes and IV fluids To maintain the level of consumables including containers, bags, stationery, water for dilution, spoons, syringes and yellow disposal bins To clean and tidy shelves and equipment including the bulk fluid store Robot maintenance and ensuring all medicines are processed correctly into and out of the Robot To remove waste medicines to the Pharmacy disposal area and dispose of safely To answer the telephone according to hospital guideline To assemble pharmaceuticals for Retrieval packs following Standard Operating Procedures and Health and Safety Any other duties required which are judged to be within the competency of the pharmacy assistant grade, with appropriate training where required Dispensary To ensure that procedures relating to good dispensing practices are followed, and to encourage and maintain high standards and orderly methods of working To participate in dispensing of inpatient and take home medication in line with dispensing standard Training To undertake the full CQF Pharmacy Services Level 2 with optional units relevant to practice area To undertake and record CPD.