Senior Rotational Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered pharmacy technician to join the dynamic, innovative and friendly team at Ealing Hospital. This post is a newly created senior rotational technician position and the current rotations are:

- Patient services

- Homecare

- Procurement and Quality assurance

-Medicines Management and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

These rotational positions are new to the department and therefore the post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development of the rotations in future.

You will be a technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and you must be an enthusiastic, motivated and a patient orientated technician dedicated to teamwork and personal development.The post holder will be required to participate in the weekend working and late duties as per rota.

Main duties of the job

Participate in a recognised medicines management course (such as the Certificate in Medicines Management (CMMPT) or the Medicines Optimisation Programme) providing the knowledge and understanding of the clinical pharmacy.

Provide a high quality pharmaceutical service for inpatients and carry out ward based activities in a timely manner and that patients adhere to their treatment plan, handing over complex information clearly to the appropriate people using verbal or written skills.

Communicates complex information to clinical pharmacists and dispensary staff to ensure daily workload is manageable and co-ordinate workload where appropriate.

Participate in the dispensing medicines and maintenance of stock control of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) bags. Involved in the production of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and ensure that they are implemented and acted upon, including relevant documentation for unlicensed medicines, 'to-follows' and controlled drugs etc. within each rotation.

Lead and supervise other staff as requested by the senior technician patient services, including production of weekly rotas and workload organization.

Supports managing of homecare medicines management services for thehomecare specialist area.

Undertake good dispensing/distribution/manufacturing practice including compliance to Department of Health Hackett Report and Royal Pharmaceutical Standards for Homecare.

About us

Ensuring that requests for new medicines are processed according to medicines management policies and that goods are ordered, stored and distributed according to defined procedures as per best practice and RPS guidance, and that these are regularly reviewed and managed effectively.

Ensuring that purchasing is cost effective and that contracts, special purchase arrangements are followed and information on these regularly updated.

Participate in a recognised medicines management course (such as the Certificate in Medicines Management (CMMPT) or the Medicines Optimisation Programme) providing the knowledge and understanding of the clinical pharmacy.

Provide a high quality pharmaceutical service for inpatients and carry out ward based activities in a timely manner and that patients adhere to their treatment plan, handing over complex information clearly to the appropriate people using verbal or written skills.