Pharmacy Technician - HMP Styal

NHS; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare service in the UK is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a full-time role at HMP Styal. The successful candidate will manage the dispensary, report to senior staff, and ensure daily operations are efficient. Required qualifications include registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council and BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences, along with at least three years of post-qualification experience in a pharmacy setting. This role offers a salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 per annum, depending on experience.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

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

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• At least 3 years post-qualification experience.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing/checking medications.
• Stock supply management.
• Running the dispensary.
• Conducting audits and reports.
• In possession clinic management.

Skills

Experience in community/hospital pharmacy

Supervising a technical pharmacy area

Change optimisation

Clinical research participation

Knowledge of medicines optimisation

Experience in a prison environment

Education

BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences

Professional registration with GPhC

Job description

A new role within the experienced Pharmacy team at HMP Styal. Must be a registered Pharmacy Technician willing to develop into an Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician. This full time (Mon- Fri) role will involve managing the daily running of the dispensary and staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician you will be responsible for the daily running of the main dispensary on a daily basis. To report to the Senior Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacists.

About us

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
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• 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.

Job responsibilities

-Dispensing/ checking medications

-Stock Supply

-Running the dispensary

-Audits and reports

-In possession Clinic

Person Specification

Education and training

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences Professional registration with GPhC (or competent to complete)
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Knowledge

• At least 3 years post-qualification experience of working in community/hospital pharmacy.
• Experience of supervising a technical pharmacy area or service.
• Experience of change optimisation.
• Experience of participating in clinical research or undertaking clinical audit
• Familiar with utilising prescribing data. Knowledge of medicines optimisation issues
• Experience of working in a prison environment or similar setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum, dependant on experience