Prison Pharmacy Technician — Medicines Optimisation

Oxleas; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our prison healthcare team. You will provide medicines management services to inmates under the supervision of a prison service pharmacist, dispensing prescriptions, advising on medicines and supporting patient rehabilitation.

You will supervise assistants, undertake stock control, and help maintain SOPs while delivering high standards of care in a challenging, rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Working towards Accredited Checking or MM Technician Certificate.

Responsibilities

• To provide a medicines optimisation services to the prison.
• To provide a medicines administration service to offenders at the medicines administration times as part of a 7 day per week rota.
• To undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison.
• To supervise assistants, when in the dispensary in providing dispensing services.
• To be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks or medicines optimisation qualification.
• To ensure high standards of work in the dispensary, in clinics and for when out on the wings and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
• To assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines optimisation SOPs.

Education

NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician

Evidence of CPD

Working towards Accredited Checking or MM Technician Certificate

Job description

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our prison healthcare team. You will provide medicines management services to inmates under the supervision of a prison service pharmacist, dispensing prescriptions, advising on medicines and supporting patient rehabilitation.

You will supervise assistants, undertake stock control, and help maintain SOPs while delivering high standards of care in a challenging, rewarding environment.