Pharmacy Technician Bank position- Band 4

Job overview

To Support the Nuclear Medicine and Bone Densitometry services.

To manage workload within the department to ensure optimum throughput whilst maintaining a safe environment and highest standard of patients care.

Participate in the training and education of junior staff and students.

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities:

• To give the very highest standard of care to the cohort of patients for whom you have been made responsible and to be able to carry out all tasks involved in ensuring that any patient in your care is successfully examined and well cared for.
• To ensure that radio-active sources are contained in accordance with legislation, that doses and waste are recorded properly and that staff in the department comply as well.
• To administer intravenous doses of Nuclear Medicine isotopes
• To demonstrate the ability to carry out a full range of Nuclear medicine examinations to an extremely high standard.
• To carry out a full range of Bone Densitometry examinations to an extremely high standard.
• To liaise with referral sources where clarification is required for justification of examinations.
• To acquire quality diagnostic images and physically position the full range of patient presentations accurately for examinations taking into account patient limitations and adapting standard techniques where necessary.
• To have advanced technical knowledge and skills in Nuclear Medicine scanning and equipment in the Nuclear Medicine Department.
• To assess specific communication needs of individual patients.

For more information, please read the detailed job description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is required to:-

• Work within agreed Trust and departmental policies and procedures and to accepted standards of practice.
• Work on other sites in the Trust as required.
• Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time, as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.
• Ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
• Treat patients and customers with dignity and courtesy.
• Ensure that medicines do not fall into unauthorised hands.
• Have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare for self and others and to comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations, including COSHH.
• Promote Equal Opportunities and to comply with the requirements of the legislation and the Trust’s policies.
• Attend such training courses and meetings as are necessary for the efficient performance of the post holder’s duties.
• Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD), maintaining own CPD portfolio.
• Participate in the Trust’s appraisal system.
• Comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Comply with the Trust’s No Smoking Policy.
• Comply with Duty of Candour principles

This job description is a reflection of the current position and may change in emphasis or detail in the light of subsequent service development.