Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician; XR

Train to be a registered Pharmacy Technician over a 2 year period undertaking the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Training Programme based at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and working on rotation supporting Pharmacy services within the Trust. External rotations may be included with possible placements at Leeds Community Health and Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust. These duties will be predominantly concerned with labelling, assembly, preparation, dispensing, accuracy checking, receipt and distribution of pharmaceuticals.

There will be medicines reconciliation and patient consultation duties. You will be required to undertake a formal level 3 qualification which meets General Pharmaceutical Council standards and will enable qualification and registration as a Pharmacy Technician.

• Complete a Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Training within 25 months of commencing employment.
• Undertaking placements which may include Leeds Community Health and Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust.
• Dispensing of validated prescriptions, which will include labelling, preparation, assembly and dispensing.
• Participate in the accuracy checking of prepared medicines.
• Communicate information to patients, colleagues, other AHPs and service users.
• Picking, packing and despatch of pharmaceuticals against authorised stock requisitions.
• Provide support to the Specialist Pharmacy Technician in all aspects of stock control, including stocktaking.
• Assist in ordering processes for medicines and consumables, including ordering, unpacking, checking, booking in and putting away orders.
• Resolve immediate problems with stock discrepancies and out of stock medicines, liaising with colleagues, wards, pharmacists and suppliers where necessary.
• Involvement in stock control and ordering of medicines at ward level.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation.
• Initiate medicine supply.
• Provide medicines information and advice to patients and non pharmacy staff.
• Reception duties to include incoming calls, booking work in and out of the pharmacy tracker system, dealing with visitors to the department and responsible for receipts of money for prescription charges.
• Perform clerical tasks associated with the area of work e.g. filing, expiry date checks, temperature monitoring and data collection for statistics.
• Assist in training and supervision of other staff.
• Ensure all medicines released to wards are distributed in a safe and secure manner following SOP.
• Ensure waste is removed and disposed of correctly.
• Assist in general housekeeping e.g. cleaning and tidying of work areas.
• Assist with recycling of medicines.
• Assist with delivery of medicines when requested.
• Replenish supplies of drugs, consumables, or equipment in key areas.
• Participation in late night, weekend, and Bank Holiday working on a rotational basis.
• Other duties as directed by the Specialist Pharmacy Technician.