Senior Pharmacy Technician

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Pharmacy Technicians who fulfil the following criteria:

• 3 years dispensary experience
• Experience in a similar hospital setting is desirable
• Ability to carry out the following functions:
• Dispense in-patient, out-patient, weekend -leave and staff prescriptions under the supervision of a Pharmacist.
• Dispense ward stock lists.
• Co-ordinate medication ordering in a cost-efficient manner.
• Co-ordinate stock management processes including storage, returns, recycling, dispensary lay-out, and medication waste.
• Co-ordinate out-of-hours trolley, first aid kits, emergency trays, patients’ own medicines.
• Co-ordinate Clozapine Out-Patient dispensing.
• Manage medication shortages.
• Manage over- the- counter medication sales and Pharmacy shop.
• Maintain appropriate records and paperwork including prescriptions, invoices, daily audits and DPS submissions.
• Support Pharmacists in dispensing, lean management, and prioritisation of workflow in the dispensary.