To carry out technical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department under the direction of the Team Leader for the area of practice. Adhere to policies and procedures and deliver services in an efficient, courteous, and professional manner with the responsibility to develop new initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Dispense prescriptions, including extemporaneous prescriptions, unlicensed drugs, controlled drugs, in-patient, discharge, and out-patient prescriptions in accordance with the agreed safe systems of work practice. Participate in the daily stock check processes, adjusting stock levels as per local procedures and escalating significant discrepancies to the Senior Technical Team. Participate in the daily “stock to-follows” processes; processing to-follow dispensing and liaising with stores staff for ordering and out of stock medicines. Co-ordinate pharmacy support workers ensuring efficient workflow and prioritisation. Check prescriptions if deemed competent to do so. Check stock items e.g. cardiac arrest boxes and controlled drugs after satisfactory completion of the departmental competency training programme. Rotate within the different sections of the pharmacy department including the dispensaries, aseptic department, wards, stores procurement and distribution, and out-patient areas (site specific) as required. Observe the recommendations contained in the Guide to Good Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practice and assist in ensuring that work carried out in the department is in accordance with these and any other recommendations issued by the Department of Health or Medicines Inspectorate. Undertake special dispensing and manufacturing involving the use of aseptic techniques to a suitable standard in preparation of sterile products in accordance with aseptic procedures and under the direction of the Aseptic Services Manager. Undertake cytotoxic reconstitution and dispensing in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Aseptic Production Manual and in accordance with the criteria set out under COSHH regulations and Regional and National Standards. Provide a ‘topping up’ service on wards for individual patient drug supplies under the direction of the Senior Technical Team and in accordance with procedures.
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