Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
- Maintain throughout the Hospital an awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all Hospital activities.
- Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the Values of the Hospital.
- Participate in the pharmaceutical service as part of a punctual, dedicated and professional team
- Create, promote and maintain open communications and healthy working relationships
- Work with a team of skilled staff
- Maintain the principles of equity, accountability and quality in daily work
- Participate in departmental mentor/mentee and tutor/tutee programmes
- The successful candidate will be subject to direction and supervision of the Dispensary Services Manager, participate in the provision of a comprehensive pharmaceutical service including:-
1. Process orders delivered to the Pharmacy in accordance with procedures and documentation requirements and having regard to special requirements such as maintenance of cold chain and handling of cytotoxic products
2. Report shortages to the Senior Technician (Purchasing) in a timely manner
3. Check and document expiry dates of all incoming stock and bring short-dated stock to the attention of the Senior Technician (Purchasing) in a timely manner
4. Identify stock required for “to-follow” orders and follow departmental policies to ensure that these orders are completed
5. Ensure that pharmacy shelves are neat, tidy and fully stacked and that stock is rotated
6. Carry out stock checks, including expiry date checks as required
7. Carry out drug pre-packaging as required by the Dispensary Service Manager
8. Assist in the picking and charging of pharmacy top-up lists
9. Assist with destruction of pharmaceuticals as required
10. Record and respond to telephone calls and messages
11. Participate in the training of new Pharmacy staff and the on-going training of self and other staff
12. Participate in the provision of ward-based top up and stock rotation in line with agreed levels and frequencies in hospital based wards and off site facilities such as St Joseph’s Hospital
13. Ensure that all documentation necessary for the safe and effective operation of pharmacy services is produced in a timely and efficient manner
14. Participate in the supervised dispensing of individual prescriptions for patients and staff under the direction of the appropriate Pharmacy Service Manager.
15. Participate in the supervised compounding of extemporaneous products.
16. Assist with processing of returns from wards by participating in the sorting, relabelling and revalidation of packages of returned drugs for recycling or destruction
17. Pre-package bulk products and the assembly of stock and non-stock ward and department orders
18. Ensure the timely collation and input of all data concerning drug usage in the hospital in line with departmental policy.
19. The performance of all duties and responsibilities in line with all Pharmacy Department procedures and protocols as well as hospital wide procedures
20. Participate as appropriate in the supervised Pharmacy Department validation programmes for Top Up, Top Up Assembly, Issuing of Requisitions, Receipt of Goods, pre-packaging, extemporaneous compounding and Aseptic compounding of cytotoxic and monoclonal agents and any other function that may in the future be included in the overall project.
21. Ensure that all departmental and hospital wide Health and Safety protocols and procedures are adhered to and all areas of non-compliance are promptly addressed.
22. Performance of such other duties appropriate to the post, including the participation in extended opening rosters including weekend opening as may from time to time be assigned by the Head of Pharmacy Services.
23. To liaise and co-operate with other Pharmacy department staff
24. To liaise and co-operate with other hospital departments, wards and staff with particular reference to medical and nursing staff on hospital wards and off site facilities
25. To facilitate changes within the service in work, procedures, techniques or technologies
26. To ensure that the needs of patients and professional staff are being adequately met
27. To ensure that departmental and organisational policies are adhered to
28. To facilitate the maintenance and updating of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in line with changing practices locally, nationally and internationally.
29. To ensure that the relevant documentation or electronic files are generated, reviewed and stored in the appropriate manner with regard to technician services in accordance with current standards under the direction of the Dispensary Service Manager.
30. To facilitate the timely collation and input of all data from their service concerning training, education & audit in line with departmental and hospital policies.
31. Performance of such other duties appropriate to the post, including on call and the participation in extended opening rosters including weekend opening as may from time to time be assigned by the Head of Pharmacy Services.
Administrative
- Assist in the essential record keeping and filing of prescriptions and pharmacy orders etc in the pharmacy.
- Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace.
- Be mindful of cost effectiveness where relevant.
- Engage in IT developments as they apply to patients and service administration
- Perform such other duties appropriate to the role as may be assigned by the Supervising Pharmacist, or Superintendent Pharmacist.
