Pharmacy Technician Technical Services

Job overview

Service Delivery Responsibilities

To work within technical services and deputise for Senior Pharmacy Technicians or Lead Pharmacy Technicians when asked to do so.  To become proficient in working in technical services so that they are able to train other colleagues when working in these areas.

Main duties of the job

Aseptic (Technical Services) Unit

To work under the direction of the Lead Pharmacist (Technical Services) and Lead  Pharmacy Technician (Technical Services) following the Technical Services Standard Operating Procedure Manual and including the following duties:

• Preparation of non-sterile and sterile preparations following approved protocols, including the preparation of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy, Parenteral Nutrition and Monoclonal Antibodies.
• Production of batch sheets for individual patients to enable production of treatments.
• Maintenance of personal aseptic validation.
• Undergoing personal training and re-assessment as directed in the Technical Services training procedure.
• Completion and filing of all relevant documentation.
• Use of computer systems to provide audit and financial information.
• Assistance with the training of new staff and students.
• Act as a role model to less experienced and junior staff.
• Maintain adequate stock to allow preparation of products.
• Liaise with service users to enable smooth running of patient treatment.
• Complete all competencies including in process checking.
• Maintain updated Safety Sheets on an annual basis.
• Plan and coordinate support staff to ensure cleans are completed
• Supports Lead ATO in supervising the support staff within the unit

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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