Bank Pharmacy Dispenser

Are you a qualified Pharmacy Dispenser? Are you interested in gaining valuable experience within Hospital Pharmacy?

We are recruiting qualified dispensing assistants to work with our team and gain valuable experience of working in our busy dispensary alongside our Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants.

You will be involved in the labelling and dispensing of prescriptions and Controlled drugs, and generally assisting the department.

Full dispensing training will be given prior to starting, and you will be recruited as Trust bank staff, giving the opportunity to work additional shifts as needed.

To apply you must hold a NVQ L2 In Pharmacy Service skills or GPhC recognised equivalent qualification.

Interview date:

TBC

To co-operate with all Pharmacy staff in the provision and development of an efficient and effective pharmaceutical service for the patients of MWL Teaching Hospitals Trust.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

KEY DUTIES
To assist in the receipt of prescriptions accurately according to safe working practices.
To dispense prescriptions accurately according to safe working practices.
To participate in the ATO dispenser rota through areas of the inpatient and outpatients dispensaries throughout the Trust.
To dispense controlled drug prescriptions and maintain records accordingly.
To take payment for prescriptions from patients according to the departmental procedure.
To maintain an accurate balance of cash in the dispensary till and cash up at the end of each day.
To participate in ward and clinic pharmacy services primarily to maintain and control stocks.
To request stocks and special line items to fulfil prescriptions and ward top ups.
To assist in the preparation and assembly of supplies for delivery to wards and departments.
To provide information to patients relating to the dispensed prescriptions and ensure they understand their treatment.
To answer telephone and face to face queries of a routine or basic technical nature from a wide range of staff groups, patients and the public, either in the pharmacy or on the ward and refer appropriate queries to the relevant member of the Pharmacy team.
To co-operate with the provision of necessary staffing within the pharmacy dept and participate in staff rotation to other sites e.g. St Helens.
To extemporaneously dispense medicines using specific equipment (e.g. fume cupboards and weighing balances) and taking protective measures. Weighing and measuring must be accurate as there are narrow margins for errors.
To dispense cytotoxic drugs.
To assist other members of staff in the performance of an efficient and cost effective service.
To answer phone calls and queries from patients, medical staff and all other users of the Trust.
To accurately produce labels for dispensing using the JAC computer system.
To attend and participate in study days and courses as necessary.
To provide individual dose dispensing and blister packing services for patients who have difficulty with normal medicines packaging.
To participate in the stock control of medicines under the supervision of the dispensary senior and chief technicians.
To assist in the correct storage and turnover of stock including expiry date checks and leech storage.
To participate in all Saturday, Sunday, evening, on-call and bank holiday rotas in response to the changing needs of the Pharmacy service.

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