Prison Pharmacy Technician - Flexible NHS Bank Hours

Oxleas; Shaftesbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician (Bank) to deliver medicines optimisation and administration within a prison setting at HMP Guys Marsh, Shaftesbury. You will dispense, reconcile and supervise dispensary activities, supported by a prison service pharmacist.

The role requires NVQ3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and GPhC registration, with experience in pharmacy and ideally prison/mental health settings. Bank hours are flexible, 37.5 hrs/week pro-rata.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician.
• Previous pharmacy experience; prison or mental health pharmacy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines optimisation services to prisoners.
• Provide medicines administration service on a 7-day rota.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation for new admissions.
• Supervise dispensing assistants in the dispensary.
• Be an accredited checking technician for final dispensing checks.
• Adhere to SOPs and update medicines SOPs as needed.

Education

NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Tools

Pharmacy Manager/JAC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Oxleas NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician (Bank) to deliver medicines optimisation and administration within a prison setting at HMP Guys Marsh, Shaftesbury. You will dispense, reconcile and supervise dispensary activities, supported by a prison service pharmacist.

The role requires NVQ3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and GPhC registration, with experience in pharmacy and ideally prison/mental health settings. Bank hours are flexible, 37.5 hrs/week pro-rata.