Job summary
Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician
Department: The Christie Pharmacy Ltd. Dept. 36
Location: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Withington, Manchester M20 4BX
Salary: £28,933-£35,106
Responsible to: Dispensary management
Accountable to: Superintendent Pharmacist
Hours: 37.5 per week full time, (part time opportunities available)
The benefits:
- Salary closely aligned to Agenda for Change Banding
- Salary starting point £28,933 - £35,106 dependent on experience
- Annual professional registration fee paid
- Contributory pension scheme
- Support with Continuing Professional Development
Main duties of the job
- Contributing to the delivery of exceptional pharmacy services to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Participate in inpatient, outpatient and discharge dispensing including unlicensed and controlled drugs (CD).
- Undertake cytotoxic dispensing in accordance with departmental procedures and criteria dictated by COSHH regulations.
- Perform final accuracy checks on prescriptions that have previously been clinically checked by a pharmacist in accordance with Trust and departmental procedures.
- Undertake dispensing of pre-prepared parenteral nutrition supplies.
- Participate in annual Personal Development Reviews (PDR), agreeing on set objectives in line with company targets.
- Operate with Trust electronic dispensing systems, iQemo and JAC.
- Raise stock concerns promptly with the pharmacy stores team.
- Have knowledge and appreciation of pharmacy stock procurement and storage procedures.
- To assist in the maintenance of stock levels and ensuring efficient turnover whilst maintaining quality and drug integrity.
PLEASE SEE THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR A FULL LIST OF THE MAIN DUTIES.
Applications will be welcomed from a Qualified Accuracy Checking Technician seeking 37.5 hours per week, flexible working patterns.
About us
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust manages the Christie Hospital which is one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe. The Christie treats 40,000 patients per year, delivering over 30,000 chemotherapy treatments and is the first specialist hospital to be awarded 'outstanding' twice by the Care Quality Commission.
The Christie Pharmacy Ltd (TCP), created December 2017, is owned by the Trust but operates outside the bounds of the NHS and provides pharmacy services to outpatients, inpatients and over fifteen peripheral clinics. We also supply to the very successful Christie@Home , allowing patients to receive treatments in their homes around Greater Manchester.
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust are investing heavily in the pharmacy service, provided by TCP, over the next twelve months. A brand new, state of the art, outpatient dispensary is currently under construction and is due to open in Spring 2023. It will feature the latest technology in robotic dispensary systems to enable the team to provide the safest and most efficient medicine supply service to the patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide occasional support to the stores team during stocktaking operations.
- Participate in the compiling and checking of ward stock top-ups.
- Undertake occasional extemporaneous dispensing.
- Participate in the dispensing and checking of patient discharge medicines.
- Maintain accurate record keeping of controlled drugs receipted into the pharmacy and subsequent supplies made, reporting any discrepancy or concerns promptly to the CD accountable officer.
- Respond to telephone and face to face queries of a routine or technical nature from a diverse range of Trust staff, referring to an appropriate member of the pharmacy team when appropriate.
- Undertake patient counselling in the outpatient area, sensitive to the occasional distressing situations encountered.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the broader pharmacy organisation, aseptics and clinical trials.
- Provide mentoring, induction and training to students, preregistration pharmacists and dispensers.
- Assist in the destruction of returned and expired controlled drugs, following instruction from the CD accountable officer.
- Participate in scheduled Saturday and Bank holiday rotas.
- Comply with COSHH, HSE, company and Trust procedures and safe systems of working.
- Maintain personal portfolio of company-specific mandatory training modules.
- Comply with Trust infection control policies.
- Take personal responsibility for managing own health and wellbeing
- Contributing to the delivery of exceptional pharmacy services to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Participate in inpatient, outpatient and discharge dispensing including unlicensed and controlled drugs (CD).
- Undertake cytotoxic dispensing in accordance with departmental procedures and criteria dictated by COSHH regulations.
- Perform final accuracy checks on prescriptions that have previously been clinically checked by a pharmacist in accordance with Trust and departmental procedures.
- Undertake dispensing of pre-prepared parenteral nutrition supplies.
- Participate in annual Personal Development Reviews (PDR), agreeing on set objectives in line with company targets.
- Operate with Trust electronic dispensing systems, iQemo and JAC.
- Raise stock concerns promptly with the pharmacy stores team.
- Have knowledge and appreciation of pharmacy stock procurement and storage procedures.
- To assist in the maintenance of stock levels and ensuring efficient turnover whilst maintaining quality and drug integrity
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide occasional support to the stores team during stocktaking operations.
- Participate in the compiling and checking of ward stock top-ups.
- Undertake occasional extemporaneous dispensing.
- Participate in the dispensing and checking of patient discharge medicines.
- Maintain accurate record keeping of controlled drugs receipted into the pharmacy and subsequent supplies made, reporting any discrepancy or concerns promptly to the CD accountable officer.
- Respond to telephone and face to face queries of a routine or technical nature from a diverse range of Trust staff, referring to an appropriate member of the pharmacy team when appropriate.
- Undertake patient counselling in the outpatient area, sensitive to the occasional distressing situations encountered.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the broader pharmacy organisation, aseptics and clinical trials.
- Provide mentoring, induction and training to students, preregistration pharmacists and dispensers.
- Assist in the destruction of returned and expired controlled drugs, following instruction from the CD accountable officer.
- Participate in scheduled Saturday and Bank holiday rotas.
- Comply with COSHH, HSE, company and Trust procedures and safe systems of working.
- Maintain personal portfolio of company-specific mandatory training modules.
- Comply with Trust infection control policies.
- Take personal responsibility for managing own health and wellbeing
- Contributing to the delivery of exceptional pharmacy services to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Participate in inpatient, outpatient and discharge dispensing including unlicensed and controlled drugs (CD).
- Undertake cytotoxic dispensing in accordance with departmental procedures and criteria dictated by COSHH regulations.
- Perform final accuracy checks on prescriptions that have previously been clinically checked by a pharmacist in accordance with Trust and departmental procedures.
- Undertake dispensing of pre-prepared parenteral nutrition supplies.
- Participate in annual Personal Development Reviews (PDR), agreeing on set objectives in line with company targets.
- Operate with Trust electronic dispensing systems, iQemo and JAC.
- Raise stock concerns promptly with the pharmacy stores team.
- Have knowledge and appreciation of pharmacy stock procurement and storage procedures.
- To assist in the maintenance of stock levels and ensuring efficient turnover whilst maintaining quality and drug integrity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the GPhC as a UK technician
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working in a busy dispensary
Desirable
- Hospital experience Experience in clinical screening
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as a team-player Computer literate Data management and data analysis skills
- Good influencing and negotiation skills
- Logical and capable of problem solving
- Capable of working to a high level of accuracy
- Good time-management
- Good inter-personal skills
Desirable
- Expert Microsoft Office skills
- Experience of working with JAC software
- Experience of using a dispensing robot
Disposition
Essential
- Honest, caring and responsible
- Patient focused
- Ability to thrive in a challenging environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the GPhC as a UK technician
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working in a busy dispensary
Desirable
- Hospital experience Experience in clinical screening
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as a team-player Computer literate Data management and data analysis skills
- Good influencing and negotiation skills
- Logical and capable of problem solving
- Capable of working to a high level of accuracy
- Good time-management
- Good inter-personal skills
Desirable
- Expert Microsoft Office skills
- Experience of working with JAC software
- Experience of using a dispensing robot
Disposition
Essential
- Honest, caring and responsible
- Patient focused
- Ability to thrive in a challenging environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
