Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
1. Reporting and reviewing medication incidents (LERNs) and sharing learning outcomes to reduce the risk of recurrence.
2. Undertaking audits in clinical areas.
3. Assisting with pharmacy staff Quality & Safety and Aseptic Training.
4. Contributing to team meetings to improve medicines safety and governance.
5. Suggesting changes to pharmacy practice and contribute to wider policies.
6. To have specialised knowledge of Pharmacy operations within Cancer Services.
7. Supervise and ensure that all areas of the aseptic unit are of an appropriate standard of cleanliness.
8. To be a qualified designated aseptic checking Technician. To provide the final technical check for prepared cytotoxics/CIVAs products. This includes checking of ingredients, worksheet, label, drug volumes and product integrity. This is an unsupervised role taking responsibility for accuracy of final product provided.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science and BTEC in Pharmacy Services
10. Registration to The General Pharmaceutical Council
11. Accredited Checking Technician
Desirable criteria
12. Root cause analysis training
13. Accredited Medicines Management Technician
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Working in primary or secondary care
15. Extensive and broad experience as an NHS hospital pharmacy technician
16. Good experience in delivering education and training to a variety of staff
17. Good experience of undertaking audits, data collection and implementing change
Desirable criteria
18. Experience of delivering medicines safety improvements
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
19. Neat, accurate, numerate
20. Basic I.T. skills
Desirable criteria
21. Experience using EPMA
22. Knowledge of WellSky software
23. Familiar with using Datix and extracting reports