Pharmacy Technician - HMP Feltham B/HMYOI Feltham A

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join their team at a prison facility. The role involves managing medicine inventory, dispensing medications, and supporting healthcare initiatives for incarcerated individuals. Candidates should have a Pharmacy Technician qualification and strong communication skills. Opportunities for professional development and training are available.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to training programs

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in a healthcare setting.
• Understanding of pharmacy laws and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily dispensary operations.
• Manage medicine and controlled drug inventory.
• Provide accurate dispensing service to patients.

Skills

Medicine management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Job description

Overview

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse communities we serve. We are recruiting a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP/YOI Feltham A and B. By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will look after the healthcare needs of patients residing in secure environments and have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” and we work in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies to provide high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended or are at risk of offending, to improve their health status and encourage social inclusion.

We offer a great range of career pathways to support our nurses through their journey. See the list of opportunities under the working for your organisation tab.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the efficient day to day running of the dispensary
• Provide medicine management
• Assist in maintaining correct Controlled Drug records in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of developments in local/national guidance to deliver high quality services to the Prison
• Under the supervision of a senior technician, provide a timely and efficient stock topping up service to the wings with stock levels maintained as per the stock list
• Ensure medicines are supplied and replenished to the emergency cupboards, advising other healthcare professionals as needed
• Check emergency bags and maintain records for audit
• Once qualified for a suitable length of time, work towards completing the accredited checking technician’s course with periodic re-assessment (every 2 years) as appropriate

Additional development and benefits

Along with fully established benefits such as monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals, support and guidance with revalidation, and access to a full range of internal and external training opportunities across our services.

Our Health and Justice healthcare services provide unique learning, development, and leadership opportunities for nurses, with potential to make a significant difference to adults, children and young people who experience health inequalities. We have a clinical leadership career pathway to support lifelong learning and development, enabling progression within Health & Justice.

Development and support

We will support you to develop clinical and leadership skills, including:

• Induction programme
• Career coaching
• Clinical supervision
• Reflective Practice
• Ongoing support from professional nurse advocates
• NHS Leadership Academy leadership course
• Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies
• External training courses in enhanced and advanced practice

Management and Dispensary responsibilities

• Participate in the efficient day to day running of the dispensary
• Provide medicine management
• Maintain correct Controlled Drug records in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
• Maintain up to date knowledge of developments in local/national guidance to maintain/deliver high quality services to the Prison
• Under supervision of a senior technician, provide stock topping up service to the wings with appropriate stock levels
• Ensure medicines are supplied and replenished to the emergency cupboards, advising other healthcare professionals as needed
• Check emergency bags and maintain records for audit
• Work towards completing the accredited checking technician’s course with periodic re-assessment (every 2 years)

Dispensary responsibilities

• Work with a team of technicians to provide an accurate and efficient dispensing service
• Maintain a clean and tidy working environment for the dispensing process
• Assist in the development, implementation and review of dispensary Standard Operating Procedures
• Maintain prisoner information and dispensary computer operations
• Maintain safety and security and ensure medicines are transported securely around the prison
• Adhere to prison service and CNWL policies and Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Clinical

• Ensure all dispensed medicines are processed in accordance with dispensing standards
• Enter patient details on the computerized record system from prescriptions
• Provide regular medicines management service to each Wing, check prescriptions and remove out-of-date items for filing in prisoners’ medical notes
• Check all medications and stocks, removing unwanted items as per policy

Research & Audit

• Assist in collection and analysis of workload data when requested
• Help identify areas for development of the technical pharmacy service

Education and Training

• Participate in development and delivery of training events for CNWL staff in prison Healthcare
• Support medicine-related policies and procedures and knowledge for healthcare professionals using homely remedies
• Support implementation of clinical guidelines and preferred prescribing list

Communication

• Deal with requests from GPs, courts, police and substance misuse clinics regarding patient medication
• Advise selected patients regarding their medication and pharmaceutical issues, adapting communication to overcome barriers

Financial

• Support the Pharmacy Manager to operate within budgets for prescribing and provision of pharmaceutical services
• Help identify potential savings from the medicine budget for future years if required

Prison-specific responsibilities

• Be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular Instructions, Notices to Staff, Prison Rules, Health and Safety, and other relevant materials
• Ensure the Healthcare Centre meets security requirements
• Daily contact with prisoners; this group may have higher prevalence of mental health illness and substance misuse problems

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025