Bank Prison Services Pharmacy Technician - HMP Portland (5) - Prisons pharmacy - Oxleas NHS Fou[...]

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to offer a medicines management service within a prison. The ideal candidate should have NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services and GPhC registration, with prior pharmacy experience. This role involves administering medicines, dispensing prescriptions, and supervising staff within a dispensary setting. Flexible working hours are available in this unique healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician.
• Previous experience of working in a pharmacy.
• Previous prison or mental health pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide a medicines management service to patients within the prison.
• Administer medicines to patients against valid prescriptions.
• Dispense prescriptions and supervise assistants in the dispensary.

Job description

Job Overview

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.

Oxleas NHS trust were awarded the South West prison contract in 2022 and currently have a portfolio of 19 prisons across the South of England. We are currently looking to expand our pool of bank workers by recruiting Pharmacy Technicians to work within the Prison service on a flexible basis.

Main Duties of the Job

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be providing a medicines management service to patients within the prison with the professional support of a prison service pharmacist. You will administer medicines to patients against a valid prescription, ensuring this is taken correctly, provide advice to patients about the appropriate use of medicines and promote healthy lifestyles to aid their rehabilitation.

You will dispense prescriptions and stock items, whilst supervising assistants when in the dispensary. There will also be elements of stock control involved in your role, such as undertaking stock top-up services and reviewing expiry dates and storage facilities for all medicines, reporting any deficiencies to the prison service pharmacist.

Working for Our Organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Qualifications and Experience

• NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician
• Previous experience of working in a pharmacy
• Previous prison or mental health pharmacy experience

Skills

• Good knowledge of working within a set of SOPs
• Ability to use (or learn to use) computer packages including Pharmacy Manager/ JAC and Microsoft

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.