Pharmacy Support Worker (Higher Level)

Medicines Optimisation Print ward lists and handover sheets to identify new patients admitted since the previous pharmacy visit. Transfer medicines between wards if patients have been transferred without them. This will include medicines dispensed by the hospital pharmacy as well as patients own drugs (PODs). Support the ward pharmacists and technicians to record accurate medication histories by: Ascertaining if the patient has brought supplies of their medicines from home Requesting and recording consent from the patient to access their GP or Summary Care Records, printing the record or requesting faxes from GPs to handover to the ward technician or pharmacist. Checking patient's systemic anticancer medication history using the chemotherapy electronic prescribing system. Ensure patients have enough medicines available to avoid missed doses by: Assessing PODs as suitable for use on the hospital according to standard operating procedures. Contacting relatives or carers with patient consent,
to bring in the patients PODs into hospital if necessary Screening prescription charts to identify missed doses, new items prescribed and any changes to medicines that might require a supply from pharmacy, alerting the pharmacist or technician as appropriate. Liaising with ward staff to identify any additional stock medicines that they require. Support clinical areas to maintain safe and secure handling of medicines by: Ensuring that all medicines for individual patients are stored correctly in the bedside locker, or elsewhere on the ward according to the standards within the Trust Medicines Charter. Delivering patient labelled medicines to individual bedside lockers. Participate in pharmacy-led audits as required. Report any incidents of inappropriate storage and handling of medicines to the pharmacy technician. Ensure that information collected is communicated to the relevant pharmacist or technician in a timely manner. Complete handover sheets as required. Assist in communicating with
primary care regarding changes to medication when needed e.g. by faxing discharge letters to the patients community pharmacy. Minimise medicines waste by managing medicines returns from clinical areas according to standard operating procedures.