Prison Services Pharmacy Technician
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Prison Services Pharmacy Technician
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join the Prison Services team at HMP Portland. This permanent, full-time role offers a salary of £32,073 to £39,043 per annum (Band 5) and involves providing medicines management and administration within a prison setting.
Job Summary
Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Our healthcare team has a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model. As part of our pharmacy service ([Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]), you will enjoy all the benefits of NHS AfC employment with opportunities for career development.
Important Sponsorship Information: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Main Duties
- Provide a medicines optimisation service to the prison.
- Administer medicines to patients against a valid prescription as part of a 7 day per week rota.
- Undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison.
- Supervise assistants when in the dispensary providing dispensing services.
- Be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks.
- Ensure high standards of work and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring SOPs.
About Us
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services in community and secure environment settings. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care, strengthened by our values: We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
- NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent (Essential)
- Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician (Essential)
- Evidence of CPD (Essential)
- Working towards Accredited Checking or MM Technician Certificate (Desirable)
Experience
- Previous experience of working in a pharmacy (Essential)
- Previous prison or mental health pharmacy experience (Desirable)
Skills and Abilities
- Good knowledge of working within a set of SOPs (Essential)
- Ability to use (or learn to use) computer packages including Pharmacy Manager/ JAC and Microsoft (Essential)
- Ability to use initiative to problem solve (Desirable)
- Some understanding of mental illness and substance misuse and their treatment (Desirable)
Additional Information
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship are welcome, but this specific post cannot offer sponsorship. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For questions about the job, contact Senior Pharmacy Technician Claire Chapman at [contact hidden].