Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Clinical Services

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake medicines management accreditations for transcribing and patient's own drug (POD) checks.
• Make decisions based on the relevant information to solve problems and refer where necessary to the appropriate pharmacist or medicines management technician any issues or queries related to the wards or dispensary.
• Assist in the transfer of medicines between wards and locating medicines that have been left behind when patients are transferred between wards.
• Be responsible for the stock management for designated ward(s) via a regular top up service and work with the pharmacy team to ensure that stock lists are regularly reviewed and updated.
• To ensure that medicine storage areas are clean, tidy and organised;
  adhering to good medicine storage/security standards, including temperature monitoring checks.
• Deal with problems associated with the ordering of stock and specials on behalf of the pharmacy team and refer where appropriate, liaising closely with pharmacy stores and procurement.
• To actively participate in cost-saving initiatives such as recycling and
  recording medication which is deemed appropriate for re-use.
• To assist with the return and destruction of controlled medicines as per the controlled drug policy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Maths and English GCSE (grade A to C) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or be working towards this qualification

Experience

Desirable criteria

• Relevant experience to Hospital Pharmacy Practice with assessed competencies
• Appropriate experience of working in a hospital pharmacy environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD& Personal Spec (PDF, 368.4KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Candidate Brochure DH (PDF, 225.6KB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)