Prison Services Pharmacist

National health service; Newport; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Band 7 Prison Services Clinical Pharmacist to lead medicines optimisation for patients in a secure environment. You will manage repeat prescribing, deliver structured medication reviews and minor ailment clinics, and work closely with GPs, nurses and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and patient‑centred use of medicines within HMP Guys Marsh.

You will hold a Masters in Pharmacy and be registered with the GPhC, with substantial

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent, or working towards this.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Experience delivering clinical pharmacy services in UK settings (minimum three years).

Responsibilities

• Lead medicines optimisation and structured medication reviews.
• Manage repeat prescribing and reauthorisation in SystmOne.
• Provide medicines advice and clinical reviews to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Support patients with long-term conditions and high‑risk medicines.
• Contribute to governance, formulary management and audits.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicines optimisation

Structured medication reviews

Minor ailment clinics

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Pharmacy

GPhC registration

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

CPD evidence

Tools

SystmOne

IT literacy

Electronic prescribing

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced clinical pharmacist looking for a rewarding role where your expertise can make a real difference? We are seeking a motivated Band 7 Prison Services Clinical Pharmacist to join our integrated healthcare team at HMP Guys Marsh. You will lead medicines optimisation for patients with long-term and acute conditions, manage repeat prescribing, and deliver structured medication reviews and minor ailment clinics. Working closely with GPs, nurses, pharmacy colleagues, mental health and substance misuse teams, you will support the safe, effective and patient-centred use of medicines within a secure environment. This is an excellent opportunity to use your clinical knowledge, leadership skills and commitment to service improvement while helping patients achieve better health outcomes.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post

We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

• Coordinate and deliver structured medication review and minor ailment clinics.
• Manage repeat prescribing and reauthorisation through SystmOne.
• Provide medicines advice, adherence support and clinical reviews.
• Support patients with long-term conditions and high-risk medicines.
• Make evidence-based recommendations to prescribers.
• Support medicines governance, formulary management and clinical audits.
• Analyse medicines data and identify risks and areas for improvement.
• Provide education and training to pharmacy and healthcare colleagues.
• Undertake clinical screening and final accuracy checks when working in the dispensary.

Job responsibilities

You will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify patients at risk of medicine-related harm, optimise treatment and reduce avoidable hospital admissions. You will develop and maintain repeat prescribing procedures and searches within SystmOne, support long-term condition clinics and provide specialist pharmaceutical advice to healthcare professionals and patients. The role includes contributing to clinical governance and medicines management committees, developing policies and procedures, completing audits, supporting public health initiatives and implementing improvements arising from national guidance and medicines safety alerts. You must hold a Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will have relevant clinical pharmacy experience, strong clinical reasoning and communication skills, and a commitment to continuous professional development. Experience within prison, GP, hospital, community, mental health or substance misuse services would be advantageous. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and prison security vetting.

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. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and prison security vetting. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Person Specification

• Essential: Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent, or currently working towards this.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Relevant Clinical Pharmacy Experience Essential: At least three years' experience delivering clinical pharmacy services.
• Experience in a UK prison, hospital or community pharmacy setting.
• Experience undertaking medication histories, structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and providing prescribing advice.
• Desirable: IT literacy; SystmOne experience is desirable.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care.