Rotational Pharmacy Technician – Patient Services

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated registered Pharmacy Technicians to assist senior technicians with the provision of Pharmacy Services to patients and staff across all sites of UCLH to provide an economic, efficient, and timely service following agreed departmental policies and procedures.  To participate and support audit, risk management and clinical governance initiatives to provide safe and effective medicines management to staff and patients at UCLH.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in all areas of pharmacy across the trust. Key responsibilities will be: • To assist in the supervision of the day to day running of the relevant dispensary as required by the dispensary manager(s)    • To assist in the supervision of Assistant Technical Officer’s (ATO’s) and Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians    • To deputise for the Senior Technician(s) when required    • To ensure that procedures relating to good dispensing practice are followed and to encourage and maintain high standards and orderly methods of working   • To participate in the dispensing and checking of outpatient, inpatient, controlled drug and stock prescriptions and to support the delivery of the NPD scheme   • To participate in the provision of counselling and advice to patients on their medication   • To assist the dispensary manager in maintaining the internal distribution system within the dispensary and to maintain an efficient stock control system   • To participate in the induction and training of ATO’s, Pre Registration Trainee Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists     • To support Patient Services staff in maintaining a continuous supply of emergency drug boxes for all wards and departments at identified sites during relevant rotations following departmental guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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