Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To carry out routine supply of medicines under supervision of a qualified member of staff with the appropriate support for the assistants level of training and experience including:

Inpatient dispensing

Controlled Drug dispensing

Recycling and returning medicines no longer needed.

To receive prescriptions, labelling and dispensing routine items for inpatients and out patients, seeking advice from senior staff where appropriate.

To dispense and self-check medications both manually and with the use of a computerised automated dispensing system. This requires use of a bar code technology  and scanners.

To dispense non routine medicines e.g. complex prescriptions under the direct supervision of a pharmacy technician or pharmacist.

To operate at all times within the local standard operating procedures relevant to the area of work.

To work on reception in the provision of hatch and associated duties receiving work from wards and departments through the pharmacy reception entering details onto the pharmacy tracker system.

To carry out filing, photocopying and scanning of paperwork within the department when required.

To fill up bottles, bags and sundry items ensuring availability of items at all times.

To answer the telephone handling routine enquiries and referring all non-routine to the specified personnel to ensure accurate communication channels are maintained within the hospital.

To store stock in the correct shelf locations ensuring appropriate stock rotation measures are in place.

To check expiry dates and undertake stock rotation of stock held within individuals areas of responsibility.

To recycle, return and destroy any unwanted medicines from wards and departments following standard operating procedure and under the supervision of a technician.

To dispense and record appropriate details according to written protocols for unlicensed and named patient medicines within pharmacy.

To dispense controlled drugs to be held as stock on wards and for the completion of EDS medicines completing the necessary legal documentation.

To be able to participate in any education and training programmes.

To assist in ensuring that a high quality Pharmacy service is maintained.

All applicants must have good communication and organisational skills

They must be flexible and able to work under pressure

The post holder must hold a NVQ in Pharmacy Service Skills and the relevant underpinning knowledge  or equivalent.

Four GSCEs, including Maths, English and a Science subject are essential .

Experience in hospital pharmacy is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided for the successful candidates.