Pharmacy Assistant - HMP Frankland

Spectrum Community Health CIC; North East; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS Pension

Time for you (additional day off)

Welcome payment for some posts

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance and Health & Well-

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to support an integrated prison pharmacy service at HMP Frankland. You will assist with supply of medicines, supervise administration, and provide NHS services within your competency in a secure prison setting.

The role focuses on maintaining stock, following policies, and contributing to efficient procurement while safeguarding high safety standards in line with Medicines Act and NHS guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplying and administering medicines in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of NHS services and MHRA alert responses.
• Ability to work within locally approved policies and SOPs.
• Commitment to high security and safe pharmacy practice.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the timely and efficient supply of medicines to prisoners.
• Assist with procurement and stock control to minimise waste and maximise cost-effectiveness.
• Support review of repeat prescribing systems and implement improvements.
• Respond to major MHRA drug alerts and facilitate actions within prison healthcare.
• Undertake clinical audits and share outcomes to drive improvement.

Skills

Pharmacy assistance

Job description

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will assist with the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high quality prison pharmaceutical service, taking into consideration, at all times, the need to maintain a high level of security. The post holder will be an integral member of the Pharmacy Team, who form part of the wider healthcare. You will be required to support the delivery of Pharmacy Services which will include supply of medication, supervision of administration of medication to prisoners, and providing NHS services to prisoners within your competency.

To assist the Spectrum Community Health (SCH) prison pharmacy team to deliver pharmacy services at HMP Frankland to ensure continuity of supply of medicines and in accordance with the Medicines Act, RPSGB guidance and in line with recommendations outlined in “A pharmacy service for prisoners”.

• To contribute to the timely and efficient supply of dispensed medicines to prisoners.


• To work within locally approved policies and standard operating procedures.


• To assist the prison pharmacy team in maintaining an efficient procurement and stock control system for pharmaceutical and related supplies in order to minimise waste and maximise cost-effectiveness.


• To assist the prison pharmacy team in the review of repeat prescribing systems and assisting prison healthcare staff in the implementation of improvements that ensure robust systems are in place.


• To assist the prison pharmacy team in responding to all major MHRA drug alerts through facilitation of appropriate action within prison healthcare over an appropriate time frame and to support any medication changes that occur as a result.


• To assist the prison pharmacy team in undertaking clinical audit and sharing the outcomes of the audits, in order to facilitate improvement and changes in practice.

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension


• Time for you (additional day off)


• Welcome payment for some posts


• Refer a friend scheme


• Training and Development opportunities


• Flexible Working


• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes


• Up to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joan Rutherford Job title: Senior Pharmacy Technician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0191 3765132