Lead Pharmacy Assistant

• Assist the Lead Pharmacy Technician, Technical Services by monitoring the training validation, assessment and broth test requirements for the Assistant Technical Officers, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technicians. • Organise and assign work tasks to the Assistant Technical Officers (ATOs) such that the department is appropriately staffed for ATOs to complete the required tasks. • Inform the lead Technician and or Pharmacist of any deficiencies in staffing such that the ATOs cannot complete the required tasks on a daily basis. • Work with the Lead Pharmacy Technician and other senior staff in developing procedures assuring continued compliance with the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice. • Arrange regular stock checks such that department stock levels remain accurate at all time. Where discrepancies occur, discuss with Lead Pharmacy Technician and agree how to remedy the discrepancies. • Monitor completeness of the Microbiology testing programme as identified in Standard Operating procedures. Ensure results are reviewed daily. Ensure the lead Pharmacist or Lead Technician are notified of any omissions or failures. Perform standard investigation techniques and report back to the Lead Technician. • To provide an error report to the Quality review meeting on a monthly basis. • Contributing to pharmacy aseptic services recruitment/retention in line with workforce planning requirements and developments in conjunction with the Lead technician. • Participating in interviews for pharmacy staff where required. • Assisting in the departmental performance management system ensuring that all aseptic services ATOs are performance managed, receive annual appraisals and appropriate associated development plans to deliver the requirements of their role. • Assisting the Lead technician in managing the departmental sickness/absence policy for aseptic services staff. • Organise and ensure records are maintained and stored following local standard operating procedures, such that they are archived at an appropriate point but are accessible for the required period of time. • Regularly assess the completeness of documentation completed within the department. Agree methodologies to reduce any omissions and implement where necessary. • Maintain personal GCP training to dispense trial medication. • Carry out audit data collection as designated by the Lead Pharmacist and Lead Technician, Technical Services which meets the reporting requirements of our partner organisations. • Provide mentoring or supervision of trainee staff such that training needs are identified and staff progression is maintained. • Demonstrate and maintain Aseptic competence by successfully completing Aseptic Broth Transfer Test Validation every six months. • Represent The ATOs as a member of the Technical Services Senior team and attend the monthly Quality review. Job description Job responsibilities • Assist the Lead Pharmacy Technician, Technical Services by monitoring the training validation, assessment and broth test requirements for the Assistant Technical Officers, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technicians. • Organise and assign work tasks to the Assistant Technical Officers (ATOs) such that the department is appropriately staffed for ATOs to complete the required tasks. • Inform the lead Technician and or Pharmacist of any deficiencies in staffing such that the ATOs cannot complete the required tasks on a daily basis. • Work with the Lead Pharmacy Technician and other senior staff in developing procedures assuring continued compliance with the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice. • Arrange regular stock checks such that department stock levels remain accurate at all time. Where discrepancies occur, discuss with Lead Pharmacy Technician and agree how to remedy the discrepancies. • Monitor completeness of the Microbiology testing programme as identified in Standard Operating procedures. Ensure results are reviewed daily. Ensure the lead Pharmacist or Lead Technician are notified of any omissions or failures. Perform standard investigation techniques and report back to the Lead Technician. • To provide an error report to the Quality review meeting on a monthly basis. • Contributing to pharmacy aseptic services recruitment/retention in line with workforce planning requirements and developments in conjunction with the Lead technician. • Participating in interviews for pharmacy staff where required. • Assisting in the departmental performance management system ensuring that all aseptic services ATOs are performance managed, receive annual appraisals and appropriate associated development plans to deliver the requirements of their role. • Assisting the Lead technician in managing the departmental sickness/absence policy for aseptic services staff. • Organise and ensure records are maintained and stored following local standard operating procedures, such that they are archived at an appropriate point but are accessible for the required period of time. • Regularly assess the completeness of documentation completed within the department. Agree methodologies to reduce any omissions and implement where necessary. • Maintain personal GCP training to dispense trial medication. • Carry out audit data collection as designated by the Lead Pharmacist and Lead Technician, Technical Services which meets the reporting requirements of our partner organisations. • Provide mentoring or supervision of trainee staff such that training needs are identified and staff progression is maintained. • Demonstrate and maintain Aseptic competence by successfully completing Aseptic Broth Transfer Test Validation every six months. • Represent The ATOs as a member of the Technical Services Senior team and attend the monthly Quality review.