Pharmacy Technician Band 5

To act as a senior pharmacy technician in the dispensary. This will include supervising the day-to-day organisation of dispensing activities from the St Charles site, prioritising work, staff management and training. Key responsibilities: To have responsibility for line managing some members of staff Training and supervision of staff when working in the dispensary. To act as an ACPT (checking pharmacy technician) to provide a final-accuracy check of dispensed prescriptions. To act as a Practice Supervisor for the HEE pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians on rotation in the dispensary. To have a full understanding of e-clozapine coordination in dispensing and scheduled delivery times to the clozapine clinics To participate in the dispensing of clinical trials in accordance with the departmental SOPs To identify daily and regular tasks that contribute to the smooth running of the dispensary. To support and participate in all dispensary activities. To supervise the stock control in
the dispensary by overseeing the daily order process including sundries, returns & expired stock. To meet, when appropriate, with other Senior Technicians to discuss operational issues and developments with respect to technical services. To participate in regular technician team meetings. To participate in audits. To participate in Saturday, late and Bank Holiday rotas at St Charles hospital. To maintain an up to date CPD portfolio To participate in the Trust individual staff development reviews To participate in regular pharmacy technician team meetings. STAFF MANAGEMENT: To have responsibility for line managing some members of staff To participate in the recruitment and selection of staff To ensure that dispensary staff respond to the needs of all on-site and off-site services To liaise as appropriate with the other senior pharmacy technicians to organise the staffing resource. TRAINING: To assist in the induction training of all new staff and to help train all
dispensary staff (including agency/bank staff) in the routine use of the pharmacy IT system (Ascribe). To act as a Practice Supervisor for the HEE pre-registration pharmacy technicians on rotation in the dispensary. To participate in trust or regional study days/training schemes where appropriate. Collate information for month end KPI reporting (including CD audit reporting) in the absence of the dispensary manager. GENERAL: The duties and responsibilities outlined above are to be regarded as broad areas of responsibility and do not necessarily detail all the tasks which you may be required to perform. You may be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with your grade and experience. This may include working off site. This job description may be subject to change after discussion with you. The post holder will be required to comply with all policies and procedures issued by and on behalf of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. To be
proficient in the use of Microsoft office software. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: To work towards HEE Practice Supervisor accreditation if it has not been achieved already. To participate in the Trust appraisal process Participation in training schemes including those run by HEELASE and Central and North West London, as assigned by the Associate Chief Pharmacist Operations. To work towards an agreed personal development plan based around the annual performance