Pharmacy Support Worker

Bidvane; Leeds; Hybride; GBP 19 000 - 23 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Training and development

Internal and external development

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Pharmacy Support Worker to join the HMP Leeds pharmacy team. This on-site role supports pharmacy technicians and the pharmacy manager, including second-checks and medicines management within a secure setting.

The position operates on a two-week rolling rota with a 7am to 9pm shift every fortnight. No prior experience is required, and training and development opportunities are available pending vetting and security checks.

Qualifications

• Keen interest in pharmacy and a wish to build a career in pharmacy and healthcare.
• Diligent, hard working and detail-focused.

Responsabilités

• Support onsite pharmacy technicians, pharmacy manager and wider healthcare team.
• Second-check medication before dispensing to patients on rounds.
• Carry out medication spot checks in cells.
• Contribute to medicine reconciliation, stock management and transporting medicines.
• Support a safe and secure medicines management service, following policies, procedures and standard operating procedures.
• Work in the medication hatches on the wings.
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Connaissances

Interest in pharmacy

Detail-oriented

Diligent

Formation

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Dispensing

Description du poste

This Pharmacy Support Worker post sits in the pharmacy team at HMP Leeds, a Category B male remand and resettlement prison, run by Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice team. The work centres on supporting the pharmacy technicians and manager, second-checking medication on rounds, carrying out cell spot checks and handling medicines on the wings. It is full-time on a two-week rolling rota with one 7am to 9pm shift a fortnight. No prior experience is needed; offers are subject to vetting and security checks.

What the job involves

• Support the onsite pharmacy technicians, pharmacy manager and wider healthcare team
• Second-check medication before dispensing to patients on medication rounds
• Carry out medication spot checks in cells
• Contribute to medicine reconciliation, stock management and transporting medicines
• Support a safe and secure medicines management service, following policies, procedures and standard operating procedures
• Work in the medication hatches on the wings
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team

Skills & knowledge

• Keen interest in pharmacy and a wish to build a career in pharmacy and healthcare
• Diligent, hard working and detail-focused

Checks & eligibility

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Subject to additional vetting and security checks

Nice to have

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Dispensing
• Medicines handling experience

What’s offered

• Lots of training and development opportunities
• Internal and external options for development and learning