Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

The successful applicant will to undertake duties in support of the Pharmacist, Technicians and Dispensers such as Reception Duties in dispensary, packing, supply and delivery of medicines to wards and departments, undertaking Stores and Distribution duties and related invoice duties for the Pharmacy., Undertakes duties in support of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

• reception duties in dispensary
• packing, supply and delivery of medicines to wards and departments
• receiving medicines into the department
• undertakes related invoice duties for both In-patient Pharmacy and The Medicine Chest Outpatient Pharmacy
• supports the provision of PN and Chemotherapy in the Aseptic Production Unit.
• Deal with queries, requests from patients and staff at the hatch & on the telephone.
• Be able to take in prescriptions including verifying the patient's identity and the validity of the prescription, clarifying details about the prescription
• Entering prescription details including discharge medication (TTO's) onto the pharmacy computer tracking system. Monitoring their progress and logging stages in the transaction process
• To undertake the filing of paper records including sorting and filing the full range of prescriptions daily, weekly and at end of month, year.
• Replenishment of dispensary stocks.
  
  Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old. Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.