Support the Pharmacy Manager in providing a high-quality patient-focused dispensary service to CHFT outpatients.
Work independently to a high level of technical competency following departmental standard operating procedures (SOPs)
* Contribute to the delivery of a quality dispensing service
* Perform a final accuracy check on dispensed medicines
* Provide leadership to the technical team and act as deputy to Pharmacy Manager
* Work collaboratively with pharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals
Technical Duties
* Maintain competence in all outpatient pharmacy tasks to support the team
* Work as an accredited checking technician in the outpatient dispensary
* Supervise and plan the day-to-day workload of the outpatient dispensary
* Interpret complex prescriptions and calculate doses and quantities to supply on prescriptions
* Contribute to the safe and accurate issue of completed dispensed prescriptions to patients
* Accurately input data, patient and prescription details onto the computer system and assist with the maintenance of records relating to work and workload statistics
* Dispense and maintain records of controlled drugs for outpatients
* Ensure competent use of prescription tracking system. Produce reports to ensure dispensary standards are achieved and maintained as necessary
* Follow up prescription queries as required
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