Pharmacy Technician (Junior)

Job description Job responsibilities To accurately complete calculations associated with prescriptions. Communicate and delays in medication supply to the ward pharmacist and/or ward staff. To signpost patients to other healthcare professionals who may be able to assist with advice or compliance queries. To report incidents using Incident reporting system. To adhere to health and safety requirements including safe manual handling and lifting, and safe handling of cytotoxic drugs and other hazardous medicines. Expected to comment on and when required review the content of Standard Operating Procedures and follow revised editions. Prioritisation of own work and to assist other members of the dispensary team when required. Working in the inpatient pharmacy dispensing and checking inpatient medication, TTOs Clinical trials and Controlled Drugs as required. Frequent requirement to bend/stretch when working in the inpatient pharmacy. To support with audits to demonstrate service quality and where necessary collect any data triggered by a patient safety alert. To communicate with other members of the pharmacy team to ensure effective and safe patient care. To communicate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe medication administration and storage. To communicate with ward-based staff and the discharge teams to facilitate patients discharge. To support junior staff with training as required.