Pharmacy Technician Bank

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To participate in the rotational technician rota within the department and provide pharmaceutical services in all areas, to include: Dispensary service Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution To operate at all times within the local Standard Operating Procedures relevant to the area of work.
To receive, interpret, validate, dispense and issue routine and non-routine prescriptions for in-patients and out-patients, external hospices, controlled drug dispensing, seeking advice from senior staff where appropriate. To dispense and self-check medications both manually and with the use of a computerised automated dispensing system.
To undertake the receipt of prescriptions direct from patients, operating the cash register and receiving monies and card payments from the general public. To take all appropriate action to ensure that patients receive the correct medication, with advice and counselling and that all directions associated with medicines are fully understood.
To participate in the supply, distribution and return of stock to and from wards, departments and community clinics including The top up service Automated cupboard replenishment To provide a ward based stock control service as necessary, working with the appropriate ward pharmacist, technician and nursing staff to ensure efficient ward stock control.
To dispense and record appropriate details, according to written protocols for unlicensed and named patient medicines within pharmacy. To dispense and replenish controlled drugs completing the necessary legal documentation. To dispose of medicines if unsuitable for use according to SOPs working under the supervision of a technician or pharmacist.
To arrange for medicines to be re-labelled where necessary working to local SOPs under the supervision of a registered technician or pharmacist. To demonstrate on request appropriate tasks to unqualified and support staff. To ensure accurate records are kept of Continuous Professional Development, to ensure continued registration.
To develop skills and knowledge in order to extend the professional service offered by pharmacy technicians to patients and staff within the Trust. To provide feedback on procedures when requested to by the Senior, Lead and Operational Technician(s).
To report any suspected or observed defects in medicinal products and equipment to the appropriate person. To be familiar with, and maintain, safe standards of work and adequate records of all processes. To have due regard for, and to conform at all times with, those aspects of the General Pharmaceutical Council Code of Professional Ethics that apply to technical and support staff.
To have due regard for all statutory guidance applicable to the pharmacy, including Health and Safety at Work, Manual Handling and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). To maintain at all times the rules relating to patient confidentiality.

To maintain a clean and tidy department, organising the removal of waste to designated areas and transferring them for incineration. To have due regard for the Trust policies on discrimination. This list of duties is not exhaustive, and is subject to review at all times and in particular in the light of further developments in pharmaceutical services.

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PHARMACY TECHNICIAN- ENHANCED ROLE (Band 5) PROCUREMENT AND HOMECARE  22.  5 hours per week, to include late night working up to 6.30pm on rotation and to participate in Weekends and Bank Holidays working on rotation. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust...
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PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT SPONSOR BANK POSITIONS, PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE RIGHTS TO WORK IN THE UK. Be a qualified pharmacy technician seeking to gain further experience whilst carrying out a broad range of duties including drug history...
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will work with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to review existing and develop new homecare service specifications. Work with Clinical Pharmacy Team Leaders, Lead Pharmacists and other Pharmacy staff to identify, plan, and develop new opportunities...