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Job summary

In CDDFT Pharmacy, we pride ourselves in working at the leading edge of pharmacy practice and medicines management with our teams achieving national recognition for innovative, high-quality patient care.

We have an exciting development opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our team.

You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and hold a L3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or an equivalent, recognised GPhC qualification.

The successful post holders will be based at Darlington Memorial Hospital and will:

1. Work under the management of the Cancer Services Lead Pharmacy Technician to ensure a safe and efficient service is maintained across our Pharmacy Aseptic Unit.
2. Have a specific area of responsibility, and contribute to the dispensing of clinical trials, oral cytotoxic regimes and controlled drugs.
3. Act as an accuracy checking technician. The post holder will be responsible for the final check of prescriptions, including out-sourced chemotherapy prescriptions which have been professionally checked by a pharmacist as outlined in departmental SOPs. You will have a duty of care and professional responsibility to refer back to the pharmacist any prescription that requires clarification.
4. Take responsibility for the receipt, issue, dispensing, and safe storage of medicines according to SOPs and legal requirements. This may include the dispensing of clinical trials, oral cytotoxic regimes and controlled drugs.
5. Assist the Cancer Services Lead Technician to ensure continued achievement of audit criteria determined by the Department of Health in EL(97)52 Aseptic Dispensing in NHS Hospitals.

The post holder will:

1. Work closely with the Cancer Services Lead Technician to ensure the maintenance of a sterile environment within the aseptic unit ensuring the guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practice are followed at all times.
2. Work alongside the Cancer Services Lead Technician and Accountable Pharmacist in planning and prioritising workload to ensure a timely and efficient medicines management service is provided.
3. Deputise in the absence of the Cancer Services Lead Technician.
4. Receive, prepare and aseptically dispense prescription items utilising the Chemocare system.
5. Accurately perform calculations to determine volumes of drugs and correct doses of chemotherapy to initial check work trays.
6. Participate in the QC monitoring of the aseptic department and to ensure a clean working environment is maintained by utilising broth tests, environmental and contact agar plates.
7. Complete validation processes according to SOPs.
8. Ensure appropriate safe and secure handling of medicines.
9. Assist the Cancer Services Lead Technician to ensure continued achievement of audit criteria determined by the Department of Health in EL(97)52 Aseptic Dispensing in NHS Hospitals.
10. Participate in the preparation of documentation and ensure that all records of all products prepared are completed and correctly filed.
11. Be registered to release intrathecal chemotherapy in accordance to the national guidelines.
12. Provide information to other healthcare professionals within the limits of knowledge.
13. Ensure expiry dates within the pharmacy department are checked on a regular basis and book out expired stock from Ascribe and highlight items that are close to their expiry date.
14. Dispose of pharmaceutical waste according to local and national waste guidelines.

• 4 GCSEs level 4 / grade C/4 (or equivalent) in Maths, English and science Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (or equivalent qualifications recognized by the GPhC).
• Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science (QCF) (or equivalent qualifications recognized by the GPhC).
• The post holder must meet at least one of the following requirements and will be expected to have commenced another within 12 to 18 months of employment: Accuracy checking course or Pre and IN Process Checking within Aseptic Services (PIPC).

• Supervisory/management qualifications or training.
• Northern Sector Course for the Final Accuracy Checking of Dispensed Items by Pharmacy Technicians (PETO) or Nationally recognised award Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice, quality assurance and quality control as applied to the hospital aseptic services.
• Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (APDM).
• Supervisory Skills for Technical Services.

• Experience as a qualified pharmacy technician in a hospital environment.
• Experience in the preparation of cytotoxic drugs and Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Practical experience of quality assurance, quality control, the use of isolators and audit requirements.

• Experience of Project or developmental work.
• Experience of problem solving.
• Experience of Policy and or Procedure writing.
• Experience of supervision of others.

• Meets GPhC requirements for CPD.
• Record of personal development.
• IT Literate.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel, Word and Pharmacy dispensing software.
• Excellent customer care skills.

• Evidence of self-development.
• Evidence of change management.
• Evidence of training, mentoring and coaching staff.
• Understanding of audit processes.
• Awareness of EMIS/ Chemocare systems.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).