Senior Pharmacy Technician

Senior Pharmacy Technician – Full-time, Permanent

Responsibilities:

· To work collaboratively with other members of the Pharmacy team and Departments in the Hospital to ensure that patient care is central to all activities of the Pharmacy Department.

· To be fully aware of and comply with the codes of practice of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and the Mental Health Commission.

· To have full knowledge of and competently use the Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures and to contribute to development and updating of Standard Operating Procedures.

· To perform the following dispensary duties:

I. Dispense in-patient, out-patient, weekend -leave and staff prescriptions under the supervision of a pharmacist.

II. Dispense ward stock lists.

III. Co-ordinate dispensary workflow.

IV. Co-ordinate medication ordering in a cost-efficient manner.

V. Co-ordinate stock management processes including storage, returns, recycling, dispensary lay-out, medication waste and sustainability.

VI. Ensure compliance with Falsified Medicines Directive and associated processes.

VII. Co-ordinate out-of-hours trolley, first aid kits, emergency trays, patients’ own medicines.