Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

1. To train as a pharmacy technician to undertake technical work under supervision.

1. To participate in rotation as a full team-member providing services according to current procedures in dispensary, distribution, and wards.

1. This is a fixed term post of 2 years for the period of training only. There is no guarantee that candidates who fail either year will be employed to repeat the year or that successful candidates will be offered employment as a qualified technician.

Training

1. To undertake the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians qualification, which will be a mixture of studying and showing competence within the workplace.

1. This may require working additional hours occasionally and some study will be required outside of working hours for completion of assignments competency paperwork.

1. To learn and practice good teamwork, good communication techniques and customer care.

1. To participate fully in the development of own learning and proactively seek learning opportunities, meeting deadlines as agreed.

Dispensary

1. To accurately dispense prescriptions for both in and outpatients. Prescription types will include outpatients; inpatients; discharges; controlled drugs and clinical trials. This will involve inputting of patients details into the Pharmacy computer system and subsequently produce dispensing labels. The label, prescription and product are collected together and assembled. Any additional items such as spoons, bags etc are also added. The prepared items are checked for accuracy and passed to the pharmacist/accredited technician for final checking.

1. To receive drug charts and prescriptions from the inpatient hatch and record details in the dispensary logs.

1. To answer queries, both in the telephone and in person, with medical, nursing staff and patients and seek help from a pharmacist when necessary.

1. To help investigate stock level discrepancies within the dispensary in line with current procedures.

1. To perform the stock check of the emergency cupboard ensuring correct temperature and medicine expiry dates.

1. To issue completed prescriptions and controlled drug supplies to ward staff.

1. To undertake training to be able to accurately check the final dispensing of others.

Medicines Management

1. To undertake the in house medicines management training for ward based pharmacy technicians

2. To work on designated wards and perform a range of pharmacy related duties in accordance with set procedures.

3. To assist the Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians at ward level in providing a medicines management service to the wards.

4. To reduce wastage of medicines by assisting with medication transfer within the trust.

5. To be a point of contact for healthcare professionals and pharmacy staff on ward related issues.

6. To participate in the dispensing of pharmaceuticals for in-patients and support ward dispensing initiatives.

7. To ensure that clinical areas are adequately stocked with pharmaceuticals and according to departmental standards.

8. To complete all necessary training to meet the standards required for working at ward level.

9. To identify new patients and complete medicines reconciliations on admission, along with the clinical pharmacist, highlighting any discrepancies/missed items

10. Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with members of the healthcare team and pharmacy team to support a seamless medicines management process

1. To visit wards and departments to replenish stock drugs to a pre-set level, ensuring stock is correctly stored and expiry date checked.

1. To accurately use the computer system to issue stock items to replenish stocks on wards, departments and community clinics. This includes creating picking tickets and delivery notes for the required items.

1. To accurately select items on picking tickets ready for checking.

1. To accurately check items previously picked by another staff member and pack appropriately ready for delivery to required areas.

1. To accurately check picking tickets created by other staff members to ensure correct issues.

1. To accurately check community clinic orders, record details and complete time sheets for courier

1. To be responsible for processing the return of excess ward stock into the pharmacy stores, checking remaining appropriate shelf life and confirming quantities.

1. To understand the current procedures for the placing of authorised orders with suppliers.

Stores

1. To accept and sign receipt for deliveries of pharmaceutical products from suppliers, checking that delivery is for pharmacy department.

2. To unpack goods received and:

Check items and quantities received match delivery notes

Check are in good condition

Check have adequate shelf life

Check prices match those on delivery note

Sign delivery note to accept goods into the pharmacy.

3. To accurately use the computer system to receive goods into the pharmacy store.

4. To accurately put received goods into their correct location within the pharmacy, ensuring stock rotation.

5. To accurately use the computer system to issue stock items list to replenish stocks on wards, departments and community clinics. This includes creating picking tickets and delivery notes for the required items.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• 4 GCSEs or equivalent Grade C minimum, including 2 science subjects plus English and Maths

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services

Experience

• Previous experience of Pharmacy
• Previous experience of working towards and meeting deadlines

Knowledge & Skills

• Literate and numerate
• Ability to organise and manage own time
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and initiative
• Ability to work accurately under pressure with frequent interruptions
• Demonstrates an interest in Pharmacy & commitment to continuing education

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

High Street

London

SE13 6LH

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/