Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Dispensary

• To dispense all types of prescriptions and inpatient orders, (including Controlled drugs and extemporaneous preparations, unlicensed medication), presented to the Pharmacy from wards & departments at the base hospital and the outside hospitals following departmental procedures.
•  To counsel outpatients on the use of their medication (compliance, side effects, possible drug interactions) and ensure patients understand the importance of correct compliance (after training)
•  To maintain accurate stock levels and undertake regular stock takes of Controlled drugs in the dispensary including accuracy of computer and register entries according to departmental procedures
•  To assist in the management of stock control in the dispensary for drugs, containers, and other support items
• To ensure that ‘to follows’ and special orders are processed
• To organise and prioritise work so that all prescriptions are completed in a timely manner in respect of urgency and transport deadlines
• To ensure that all activities carried out in the dispensary follow departmental Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) and to assist in the maintenance of Pharmacy SOPs
• To assist with duties relevant to the post as deemed necessary by the Dispensary Team Leaders.
• To be an Accredited Checking Technician within the department, performing final accuracy checks on prescriptions and orders that have previously been clinically checked by a Pharmacist in accordance with local procedures
• To participate in the dispensary rota
• To ensure ePACT FP10(HP) forms are issued correctly and according to protocol.
• To assist in the training of junior staff and act as a practice supervisor and the induction of new staff
• To help ensure that medication is supplied in accordance with Drug and Therapeutics committee
• To organise Dispensary services daily in the absence of senior Dispensary staff

Clinical Trials

• To support the dispensing of clinical trial prescriptions ensuring that all log sheets are completed
• To assist with monitoring trial supplies and ordering where appropriate.
• To log trial returns and facilitate destruction as directed by the clinical trials pharmacist.
• To attend continuing education and training schemes relevant to the post.
• To accept deliveries taken in by the pharmacy storekeeper and deal with the paperwork and the storage as per the clinical trial SOP’s.

Cancer Services

•  To dispense oral anti-cancer medicines and supportive medicinal products in accordance with the health & safety and the safe handling of chemotherapy procedure
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• Medicines Management

• To organise and maintain the One Stop Dispensing scheme by ordering inpatient and discharge medication at ward level as appropriate (once clinically screened by a Pharmacist)
• Assess the suitability of patients’ own drugs (PODs) for re-use during admission and on discharge according to Trust Policy.
• To undertake medication reconciliation, making any appropriate referrals to ward pharmacist and to refer any patient concordance issues to the pharmacist.
• To counsel patients regarding the correct and safe use of their medication where appropriate.
• To review ward stock lists in conjunction with ward pharmacists and ward managers.
• To liaise with ward and pharmacy staff, to facilitate prompt discharge of patients.
• To participate in training pharmacy, nursing and medical staff regarding medicines management issues.