Description
We are seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer to join our Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day duties of the unit, with a specific focus on the distribution and subsequent receiving of all medicines.
Main duties of the job
- Accurately use the internal computer system EPIC to issue stock items to replenish wards, departments, and community clinics.
- Use information obtained from Omnicell system to respond to stock requests and assist with stock optimisation.
- Accurately assemble items on picking tickets ready for checking.
- Accurately check items previously picked by another member of staff and pack appropriately ready for delivery to required areas.
- Have responsibility for the top-up of drugs to a designated ward/department and provide cover as necessary for any unavailable staff on their wards/department.
- Maintenance of stocked items in the Omnicell cabinets including assigning, removing, and adjusting stock locations.
- Generate Omnicell critical items report.
- Assist in the issue of 'to follow' items for wards and departments daily.
- Monitor and action requests and queries received in the distribution email inbox, including 'ad hoc' items to wards.
- Check and record environmental temperatures, referring to a senior colleague in the event of any anomalies.
Procurement
- Provide cover for ordering in the absence of the Procurement Assistant.
- Provide cover for invoicing in the absence of the Procurement Assistant.
- Investigate ordering and invoicing discrepancies.
- Investigation and escalation of out-of-stock items.
General Duties
- Participate in the department 7-day service, including weekends.
- Deal with enquiries received over the telephone and within Pharmacy Stores environment, referring to the Senior Technicians if necessary.
- Attend promptly to all internal and external customers and provide a high standard of customer service.
- Be responsible for data accuracy on the computer system.
- Undergo training to ensure competence.
- Follow all procedures and policies in the department, including any other relevant duties, as may be required by the Director of Pharmacy.
- Maintain satisfactory personal performance and professional standards and achieve, where possible, agreed objectives described in the Annual Staff Appraisal system.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £30,630 to £32,346 per annum, including high-cost allowance (outer).
- Permanent, full-time position.
Requirements
- GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics grades A-C or grades 4-9.
- NVQ Level 2 accredited knowledge in Pharmacy Services or willing to work towards obtaining.
- Ability to understand the importance of the medicines supply chain in a hospital environment.
- Stock handling experience.
- Ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative in an accurate, methodical manner.
- Ability to resolve/escalate emergency stock problems.
- Able to work in a busy demand-led service, including on wards and stores, and respond to changing situations and environments.