Advanced Pharmacy Technician - Queen Mary's Hospital

Job description Job responsibilities For full job description and outline of main responsibilities please see attached documents. Policy/Service Development To manage and develop the operational and clinical services at QMH, working with principal and lead technicians and pharmacists, and contribute to the development of operational services at PRUH. To lead and manage pharmacy technicians and assistant technical officers within operational services at PRUH and QMH. To ensure that operational and clinical processes, policies and procedures are followed by all staff. To maintain and develop high quality, consistent, patient-focused pharmacy services in conjunction with operational and clinical staff. To adhere to and maintain quality standards and performance indicators for safe medicines use. To support the agenda for medication waste and sustainability within the Trust by developing systems that are sustainable and minimise waste. To support stock management and control and initiatives to optimise these processes. To participate in pharmacy and clinical audits and research. To follow departmental procedures and dispense and check medication accurately. To develop procedures, policies and guidelines pertaining to the pharmacy service. To use pharmacy computer systems correctly and enter data accurately and ensure that data is stored and archived appropriately in accordance with local and other agreed guidelines. To develop and support initiatives for patient centred care. To support the delivery of compliant homecare services across the Trust. To encourage and support compliance with the formulary and departmental policies & procedures. To highlight operational and clinical incidents using the incident reporting system and investigate and develop corrective or preventive action plans in conjunction with the pharmacy leads for reported incidents. To ensure that operational and clinical services satisfy all legislation and good practice recommendations relating to the safe storage and supply of medicines. To provide regular activity and quality monitoring information and to use this information to develop the service and improve and/or maintain a quality service. To be responsible for and manage the distribution of FP10 prescription pads, ensuring secure storage arrangements in the pharmacy and when in use throughout the hospital. To support the safe and secure management of controlled drugs as per the legal requirements and standard operating procedures including weekly and monthly cycle counts, adjusting ward stock levels, and managing the introduction of new practice or drugs. To understand the use of the Omnicell system and train staff when required.