Pharmacy Technician: HMP Ranby

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Ranby; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Senior Pharmacy Technician within the NHS, specifically in the unique environment of prison healthcare. Join a dedicated team at HMP Ranby, where you'll play a vital role in providing integrated healthcare services. Your responsibilities will include managing medication supply and distribution, ensuring patient safety, and contributing to medication management strategies. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of offenders by delivering high-quality care equivalent to that outside of prison. Embrace this rewarding challenge and be part of a team that truly makes a difference in the community.

Benefits

Occupational Health Services

Staff Counselling Services

Health and Wellbeing Programs

Employee-led Staff Networks

Qualifications

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services required.
• Current professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide information and advice about medication to patients and colleagues.
• Ensure safe, timely, and accurate provision of medication to patients.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Medication Reconciliation

Teamwork

Stock Management

SystmOne

Education

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

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Site: HMP Ranby
Town: Retford
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

Looking for something new & exciting in the NHS? Ever considered Prison healthcare?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join the Offender Health Care Group working at HMP Ranby Category C prison.

To provide information and advice to patients and colleagues about medication and processes where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be part of a highly motivated and skilled team who provide integrated healthcare (physical healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services).

You will support all aspects of the supply and distribution of medications, to ensure the safe, timely and accurate provision of medication to patients.

You will ensure that all medications are ordered via the electronic prescribing on SystmOne.

You will be responsible for completing medication reconciliation for all new arrivals, complete ongoing medication optimisation support and reviews and take the lead on safe storage and use of medications.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Offender Health Care Group is one of the largest and most successful providers of prison healthcare in the UK. The Care Group provides physical, mental health and substance misuse healthcare services in prisons across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.

The Offender Health Care Group provides healthcare to 7 prisons and a short term holding facility. You are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development. We also offer services within the Personality Disorder Pathway, including Therapeutic Communities (within prisons), Community and Prison Personality Disorder services and specialist Veteran Services.

We are committed to working in partnership with prison services, national probation service, other healthcare providers and our criminal justice system partners to improve health, support justice to reduce re-offending behaviour. The Offender Health Team truly believes it can make a difference to the lives of offenders by offering consistent, high-quality care in primary, mental health and substance misuse services that are equivalent to health services delivered outside of Prison.

The successful candidates will have a BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent. Hold a current professional registration as a Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and evidence of an up-to-date CPD portfolio.

You will be able to effectively work as part of a team, supporting all aspects of the supply and distribution of medications, to ensure the safe, timely and accurate provision of medication to patients.

Confirm medication histories (medicines reconciliation) by appropriate means and with patient consent and liaise with the prescriber to ensure continuity of essential prescribed medicines.

Undertake accurate Risk Assessments to ascertain whether patients may hold their medications ‘In Possession’ or otherwise, recording appropriately.

Respond to and process requests for medication in order to facilitate the process of drug administration and supply to patients and ensure the safe effective and timely use of medication by patients, whether Not In Possession or In Possession.

Check prescriptions generated to ensure accuracy and process any out-of-date prescriptions. Ensure prescriptions are legal and valid before requesting supply.

Responsible for ensuring medicines kept in Emergency Bags are properly maintained, replenished and regular checks are completed.

Respond to MHRA drug alerts through facilitation of appropriate action within prison healthcare over an appropriate timeframe and to support any medication changes that occur as a result.

Accurately input, process and file data, both computerised and paper-based, to ensure accurate record keeping and to facilitate its timely retrieval.

Contribute to the development of and support implementation of medicine management strategy and associated services and projects.

The Pharmacy service will also deliver a Smoking Cessation support programme and administer Opioid Substitute Treatment.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Current Professional Registration as Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of up-to-date CPD portfolio
• Previous training in core technician roles e.g. labelling, dispensing, accuracy checking
• Competency training and experience of e.g. stock management
• Breakaway

Experience

• Extensive experience of working in pharmacy
• Evidence of Team working
• Experience of accurate computer-based stock control
• Clear understanding of the role of pharmacy technicians in prescription management
• Experience of working in a secure environment e.g. secure hospital or prison
• Previous experience of using SystmOne
• Evidence of working in extended technician roles
• Previous employment in a customer/patient facing role

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Additional Information

• The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
• We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
• Communication regarding your application will be sent via email; therefore, please ensure you regularly check your spam/junk folder.
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• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.