Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

COLLEGE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES

To virtually attend college one day per week via MS Teams. You will be required to attend college on-site every 4 to 6 weeks. This excludes college holidays
Assignments must be completed to meet college submission dates
Skills and knowledge tasks set must be completed to meet college submission dates
The candidate must be willing to complete at least 6 hours study outside of working hours
To maintain professionalism & participate in all workplace rotations to cover all knowledge & skills relevant to complete the Level 3 qualification
To communicate with college, mentors & tutors of any changes that could affect your progress

Aseptic Duties & Responsibilities

The apprentice will be trained in aseptics to the standards required to meet the apprenticeship criteria

To gain understanding of the dispensing service for systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) requiring aseptic preparation including cytotoxic medication, gene therapy & monoclonal antibodies from point of prescription receipt
To be aware of & always follow all departmental operating procedures & Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidance.
To undertake bench training to simulate the aseptic dispensing of products, non-touch technique & use of an isolator
To be fully aware of COSHH regulations particularly regarding the safe storage & handling of pharmaceutical products. To be aware of the Aseptic Spillage procedure & what to do in the event of spillage of a drug product
To receive an overview of environmental monitoring with swabs, contact & settle agar plates & be responsible for sending & ensuring environmental monitoring samples are sent to Quality Control in a timely manner
To be aware of the aseptic prescription management/administration systems
To understand aseptic cleaning processes & undertake regular cleaning duties carried out during the working day
To observe set up & assembly work trays according to departmental SOPs in a timely & efficient manner
To shadow product approval process
To ensure adequate knowledge and understanding of clinical trials products prepared in aseptics relevant to the job role including accountability, stock control & storage requirements. To follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidance & undertake, where relevant, data collection for aseptic clinical trial products
To understand the system for safe retrieval, storage, & re-issue of returned/ deferred chemotherapy
To communicate effectively with healthcare professionals both within & outside the Trust. To ensure good team working with other pharmacy staff, ward staff & other service providers as necessary
To assist with stock management including receipt, correct storage, stock count, expiry check & weekly ordering of all aseptic items including medication, diluents, and consumables
To be aware of and participate, where required, in departmental audits
To perform any other duties as requested by the Chief Pharmacy Technicians for Aseptic Services, the Lead Pharmacist for Aseptic Services or Director of Pharmacy
To be responsible for your own personal development within the role through attending relevant in-house, Trust and external training & through review with line manager

CLINICAL SERVICES DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The apprentice will be trained in clinical services to the standards required to meet the apprenticeship criteria

To understand clinical pharmacy technician services on designated wards in conjunction with the ward pharmacy technician & pharmacist, to ensure a high quality, patient-focused clinical pharmacy and medicines supply service to cancer patients is delivered
To understand the process whereby each patient is assessed on admission regarding medicines management, completing accurate medicine reconciliation
To understand how to assess the suitability of patients' own medicines on admission, for use in the Trust, ensuring continuation of supply.
To understand the assessment of patients for the self-medication scheme in accordance with local policy
To understand the weekly top up service for patients on designated wards to ensure continuous supply of medication
To understand the process in supply of medication during the patient's stay in hospital & on discharge, including assessing the suitability of medication for discharge
To understand & have a working knowledge of the discharge planning process and liaise with the ward pharmacy technician & pharmacist & other healthcare professionals to ensure prescriptions are processed and delivered to patients in a timely manner
To understand how to counsel patients & their carers to ensure a greater understanding of their medicines including its safe use and side effects
To have a working knowledge & utilise the Clinical Web Portal (CWP) & National Care Records Service (NCRS) facility to aid the clinical pharmacy technician role on the ward
To understand the ePMA system
To undertake all clinical duties in accordance with standard operating procedures and all local, Trust and national guidelines.
To assist in maintaining optimal stock levels of medicines on all ward areas to provide a cost-effective service
To participate in departmental, Trust & national risk management schemes such as error reporting systems and intervention monitoring.
To assist in clinical audit or practice research as required
To be aware of the processes on ORTC satellite dispensary & day case SACT units and facilitate the medicine requirements for chemotherapy patients
To understand the legal requirements for controlled drugs with respect to receipt, storage and dispensing
To support & coordinate provisions of pharmacy services between the wholly owned subsidiary company & ward areas & departments within the Trust
To support the provision of ward pharmacy stock replenishment, including the use of automated stock cupboards & training of other pharmacy staff

CLINICAL TRIALS DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The apprentice will be trained in clinical trials to the standards required to meet the apprenticeship criteria

To maintain patient records via the CMM computer system to ensure information is accurate & up to date for future reference & complies with the Data Protection Act
To provide dispensing services to the Trust including clinical trial medication, oral systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) & supportive medication, ensuring that prescriptions have been screened, entered onto the computer system, dispensed & labelled following departmental standard operating procedures
To understand how to take in and hand out prescriptions to patients, following departmental guidelines
To understand how to counsel patients & carers to ensure the patient's understanding of their medication is correct & that they are aware of any side effects to promote patient compliance
To support all aspects of pharmacy requirements for medicinal products within the context of a clinical trial (handling, dispensing, drug accountability, administration, storage, disposal of medicinal products & attending to monitoring visits)
To liaise with other healthcare professionals within research teams providing advice & support pertaining to clinical trial pharmacy issues
To ensure clinical trial pre-orders & vial allocations are turned around in a timely fashion to prevent any delay in patient treatment
To support the generation of worksheets & labels for Investigational Medicinal Products for both the aseptic service and the dispensary
To support the clinical trials team in ensuring supplies of Investigational Medicinal Product are ordered in a timely manner
To assist the clinical trials pharmacy team in all areas of R&I administration as required
To assist the clinical trials staff in maintenance of pharmacy documentation where required
To support regulatory compliance across all clinical research services within pharmacy in compliance with the principles of GCP (Good Clinical Practice), Good Dispensing Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice

DISPENSARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The apprentice will be trained in dispensary duties to the standards required to meet the apprenticeship criteria

To be able to dispense & issue prescriptions including inpatient, discharge, TPN & outpatient prescriptions in accordance with standard operating procedures & all local, Trust & national guidelines
To understand how to provide advice to patients & carers regarding their medicines
To understand how to supply stock items to wards & departments
To undertake an accuracy checking log as part of the Level 3 knowledge and skills, in accordance with standard operating procedures & all local, Trust & national guidelines
To have a working knowledge of pharmacy procurement including ordering medications from wholesalers & processes around the replenishment of ward stock

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

To undertake housekeeping duties daily where necessary
To report any complaints, incidents or near misses to one of the chief or senior pharmacy technicians &/or pharmacists & record via the internal error reporting system
To be fully aware of all departmental operational policies and always follow procedures.
To comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act
To participate in the extended hours of the department. To be able to participate in weekend and bank holiday working as required by the service. This may be reviewed and altered depending on the service demands.
To maintain patient records via the pharmacy computer system to ensure information is accurate & up to date for future reference & complies with the Data Protection Act
To ensure all mandatory training requirements are up to date

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

3 GCSEs 9 - 4 (A - C) (or equivalent) which must include Maths, English and Dual science
2 GCSEs 9 - 4 (A - C) (or equivalent) which must include Maths and English plus NVQ Level 2 certificate in Pharmacy Services

Experience

Essential criteria

Working as part of a team

Desirable criteria

Basic understanding of pharmacy practice
Experience of working in a pharmacy environment

Skills

Essential criteria

Comprehensive written communication
Excellent verbal & interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills, able to multitask
Ability to prioritise work effectively
Ability to undertake physical and manual tasks
Reliable, honest, and flexible
Ability to adapt to change and to develop services and system to meet changing need

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

IT literate

Values

Essential Criteria

Able to deal with varied situations with tact and diplomacy
To show empathy and understanding staff and patients
To treat people with dignity and respect

Other

Essential criteria

Motivated and willing to learn new skills
Able to contribute constructively to a team-working environment
Able to follow general processes and procedures and working using own initiative without direct supervision

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

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