The purpose of this role is to proactively co-ordinate and manage the flow of work through the Dispensary and Ward Based teams throughout the day to ensure an efficient and safe pharmacy service to patients and staff. This role will proactively ensure that staffing and appropriate processes are in place to support the pharmacy service.
Clinical Responsibilities:
1. Accurate and timely dispensing for outpatients, inpatients and discharge.
2. Replenishment of dispensary stock.
3. Accurate and timely dispensing of stock controlled drugs (without a second check).
4. Dispensing of stock for wards, departments and community sites.
5. Reception duties including collection of prescription charges and money from sale of products following appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); answering the telephone and liaising with healthcare professionals and patients to solve queries; receiving prescriptions at the patient hatch and checking allergies and weight where appropriate; liaising with porters and volunteers to ensure that work is delivered to the correct area at the right time.
6. To understand and follow the department’s procedure for safe storage and disposal of drugs and other hazardous substances stored in and issued by Pharmacy; to minimise hazards in the workplace, to act upon those that do occur and report them appropriately; to be aware of the departmental spillage procedure and be able to act quickly and appropriately in the event of a spillage; to liaise with ward staff, Medicines Information and Senior Pharmacy staff when an unknown substance is returned from a clinical area so that it can be identified and disposed of safely.
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
#J-18808-Ljbffr