Job summary

This role will involve providing medicines optimisation, medicines supply and administration, general health education advice and specialist technical services to service users and healthcare staff.

Main duties of the job

• Medicines optimisation, supply and administration
• Completing med reconciliation templates
• Date checking and In possession risk assessments
• Stock replenishment and housekeeping
• Supporting the pharmacy dispensary team

About us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] provides award-winning NHS and public health services in substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we focus on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

Job responsibilities

This role will involve providing medicines optimisation, medicines supply and administration, general health education advice and specialist technical services to service users and healthcare staff. It will also involve completing med recs, date checking, MIPRAs, housekeeping and helping in the pharmacy.

Person Specification

Essential

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
• Appropriate accredited technician checking qualification
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation issues
• Pharmacy legal requirements and controlled drug legislation

Desirable

• Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
• Good understanding of security issues in relation to the prison environment
• Substance misuse knowledge

Knowledge

• At least 3 years post-qualification experience of working in community/hospital pharmacy
• Experience of working with potentially aggressive people
• Experience of working within challenging and complex situations
• Able to provide examples of diversity in practice

Desirable Knowledge

• Able to interpret and understand prescribing information
• Medicines supply / administration direct to the patient
• Smoking cessation advisor
• Experience of Immunisation and vaccinations
• Experience of capillary blood testing procedures

Additional Information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

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Address: HMP STYAL, STYAL ROAD, WILMSLOW, SK9 4HR
Website: https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/

Contact

For questions about the job, contact: Puja Pachnanda, Pharmacist at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], [contact hidden]