Trainee Pharmacy Technician (community & hospice)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a 24-months fixed-term contract (which may lead to a permanent role after successful completion of the 2 year training) for those who are looking for a promising career in community pharmacy, GP Practice or Hospital pharmacy departments. During this training, you will learn to put into practice the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a Pharmacy Technician.

Your main duties and responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

1.To participate (in accordance with SOPs and under the supervision of the pharmacist in charge/ Responsible Pharmacist) in all dispensing activities, ensuring that the correct medicines are dispensed and that they are appropriate for the patient.

2.This will include dispensing and labelling medication for individual patient supply and stock items from a variety of prescription types and requisitions and making the necessary records and endorsements.

3.To follow SOPs to ensure that all issues are dispensed and entered correctly using the pharmacy computer system so that the following are accurate: patient records, records of issues, stock control, the charges made to relevant cost centres and pharmacy workload statistics.

4.To perform routine self-accuracy checks to ensure safe dispensing

5.Receive prescriptions from customers, use questioning according to protocols to determine and accurately document allergies, other medications, and exemption status.

6.Issue dispensed and checked prescriptions to outpatients/customers, providing routine advice on medication use, identifying, and referring them to the pharmacist in charge/ Responsible Pharmacist when appropriate/ further advice is required.

7.Participate in the sale of Over the Counter (OTC), and miscellaneous items to staff and customers.

8.Use established set criteria (2WHAM questions) to identify patients who require Pharmacist referral when selling OTC.

9.Assist in housekeeping duties in the dispensary, maintaining clean and tidy dispensing facilities and safe systems of work.

10.Ensure stock is stored safely, securely according to required storage conditions. Provide advice to healthcare professionals on storage, expiry dates, stock rotation and other related matters within the guidance of SOPs to ensure a cost-effective service which minimises wastage.

11.Participate in maintaining good stock rotation

12.Assist in identifying and removing of stock not fit for purpose e.g. expired stock

13.Ensure all medication incidents are reported in accordance with the policies.

14.Communicate verbally or in writing as appropriate, with patients, relatives, carers, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals to provide and receive routine information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Maths, English & Science at Level 4 (Grade C) or above
• Good communication skills
• Flexibility to work between sites as needed

Desirable

• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services

Person specification

Essential

• You will need to be hard-working and an excellent team worker. Good communication is essential and you must be able to recognise and work within your own limitations.
• You must be honest, punctual, reliable and have a professional attitude to work.
• You must have the right to work in the UK and must be a resident of the UK for at least 3 years

Experience

Desirable

• Working in a community pharmacy
• Working in an Healthcare 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Pharm-assist (Healthcare) Ltd

Address

The Priory Pharmacy

York

Pharmacy

YO24 3WX

Employer's website

https://www.pharm-assist.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)