Senior Pharmacy Assistant Dispensary/wards - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
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Huddersfield, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Dispensary Duties:

To carry out the validation, dispensing and issue of prescriptions in the Pharmacy of the base hospital To assist with the dispensing, recording, maintenance, issue and receipt of Clinical Trials To assist with the dispensing, recording, maintenance, issue and receipt of Controlled Drugs To supply medicines and pharmaceutical supplies to areas of the Trust and external to the Trust serviced by the Pharmacy dispensary To undertake an in-process accuracy check of assembled prescribed Items prior to the final accuracy check To work under the supervision of line manager and Band 5 Pharmacy Technician within the dispensary in ensuring quality and efficient workflow and pharmacy provision To carry out general duties, including stock and preparation of bottles, sundry items, additional information and labels, packaging, and counting and cleaning equipment, To assist with medicine stock control duties including maintenance of stock, issue and receipt of stock.

To assist with the maintenance of the emergency stock room and emergency box supply and monitoring for the Trust To assist with the monitoring of the til to enable the team to process transactions efficiently To process Pharmoutcomes to ensure efficient and timely communication with community pharmacies on discharge medication To monitor and record safe storage of stock by carrying out environmental temperature checks, expiry date checking, stock checks and assisting in the rotation of stock.

To assist with the maintenance of records, relating to work and workload stats To clean shelving where pharmaceuticals are stored, keeping them in a tidy, organised and fit for purpose condition Ward Duties:

To assist the Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy teams on the wards under the direction of the Band 5 Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician To assist in waste reduction, transfer of medicines, and audit.

To assist in reduction of missed doses and assist smoother discharge of patients reducing potential delays To carry out duties at ward level including patient locker checks, assessment of patients own medicines and assisting in the supply of medicines to patients on the wards.

To provide person centred Inhaler and basic counselling to patients under the direction of the Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician To liaise with the dispensary team, Medicine optimisation teams and multidisciplinary team on the timely processing of medications To transfer and deliver medications from dispensary to destination including between wards/clinical environments to ensure timely administration of medicines To refer to Medicine Optimisation Pharmacy Technician or Ward Pharmacist of any discrepancies, counselling needs or issues beyond limits of role To supply medicines and pharmaceutical supplies to areas of the Trust serviced by the base dispensary To carry out general duties, including preparation of bottles and packaging, cleaning equipment, receipt of orders, expiry date checking, stock checks and stock control of medicines To monitor, record and report refrigerator temperatures and stock environments to ensure the safe and secure storage of medicines To assist in Audits
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