Bank Prison Services Pharmacy Technician - HMP Channings Wood | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Highweek; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in England is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their bank of workers within the prison service. The role involves providing a medicines management service, dispensing and administering medicines, and supporting patient rehabilitation. Candidates should have a Pharmacy Technician qualification and a commitment to patient care. This position offers a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work within the prison service under supervision of a pharmacist.
• Commitment to patient care and teamwork in a secure environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines management services to prisoners.
• Administer medicines against valid prescriptions.
• Dispense prescriptions and supervise dispensary assistants.
• Undertake stock control tasks and ensure compliance with SOPs.
• Assist in writing and monitoring medicines optimisation SOPs.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Oxleas NHS Trust is expanding its pool of bank workers to recruit Pharmacy Technicians to work within the Prison service on a flexible basis. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services and support positive rehabilitation and resettlement through a medicines management and integrated healthcare delivery model.

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will provide a medicines management service to patients within the prison with professional support from a prison service pharmacist. You will dispense and administer medicines, give advice on appropriate use, and promote healthy lifestyles to aid rehabilitation. You will also be involved in stock control, dispensing, and supervising assistants in the dispensary.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families, guided by our values: We’re Kind, We’re Fair, We Listen, We Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines management services to prisoners with professional support from a prison service pharmacist.
• Administer medicines against valid prescriptions and ensure correct administration.
• Dispense prescriptions and stock items; supervise dispensary assistants.
• undertake stock control tasks, including stock top-up, reviewing expiry dates, and storage facilities; report deficiencies to the prison service pharmacist.
• Be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks or medicines optimisation qualification.
• Maintain high standards of work in the dispensary, clinics, and on the wings; read and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring medicines optimisation SOPs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Pharmacy Technician with the ability to work within the prison service, under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Commitment to patient care, rehabilitation, and teamwork in a secure environment.

Requirements and Vetting

• All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting as part of pre-employment checks.
• Provide proof of right to work and proof of ID (including one photographic ID), and proof of address.
• Non-UK passport holders require correct right-to-work documentation and a Home Office Share Code.
• Address history for 5 years is required; police certificates may be necessary depending on residency and nationality.
• UK passport holders who have lived abroad for more than six months in the last three years may need a certificate of good conduct or overseas police check.
• Guidance for overseas police checks is available through government sources and embassies as necessary.

Important Information

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.