Senior Pharmacy Technician- Hmp Lowdham Grange

Northamptonshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to lead the team at HMP Lowdham Grange. You will deliver a legally compliant, high-quality pharmaceutical service across physical health, mental health and substance misuse pathways within a secure prison setting.

The post requires the ability to supervise staff, manage workloads, and implement local/national procedures. An extensive induction and ongoing supervision are provided, with emphasis on professional

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent required
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Experience in day-to-day running of pharmacy services and staff supervision

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the pharmacy team to deliver safe, effective services
• Ensure medicines reconciliation, safe administration and medicines management
• Contribute to governance, audits and continuous improvement in a secure setting
• Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams and external partners

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Staff supervision

Time management

Education

NVQ Level 3 or BTEC equivalent

GPhC registration

Tools

SystmOne

NHS systems

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to work at HMP Lowdham Grange as part of the Pharmacy team. We provide an integrated healthcare model working closely with primary care, the mental health, substance misuse and G.Ps to deliver a healthcare service to the residents of HMP Lowdham Grange.

We are seeking to appoint a pharmacy technician with a wide range of experience to lead our pharmacy team, the successful candidates will demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of local/national pharmacy procedures.

HMP Lowdham Grange, is a Category B mens prison located in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England. Lowdham Grange Prison has a capacity to house approximately 924 individuals.

We are a warm and friendly team who pride ourselves on delivering a high standard of care. The successful candidate will benefit from an extensive supernumerary induction period, alongside regular supervision and appraisals and be encouraged to undertake training so contact us if you are interested in coming to visit.

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an active member of the healthcare team to ensure the delivery of a legal, safe, high quality pharmaceutical service, which includes physical health, mental health and substance misuse medications to patients within HMP Lowdham Grange. The service will reflect National and Local Policies and Priorities, taking into account the level of security that must be maintained at all times.

The successful candidates will have responsibility for completing accurate medicines reconciliations, the safe and timely administration of medication and general responsibilities relating to medicine management, ensuring a complete medicines management service is provided to the patients.

The successful candidate will be innovative, forward thinking, diverse and can work autonomously, you will also need to demonstrate excellent communication skills both written and verbal to lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and contribute into the Senior management team within Healthcare.

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 270-TH513-HMPLG

Essential

• Have NVQ Level 3 or BTEC equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Have experience in the efficient day to day running of pharmacy services
• Capable of undertaking staff supervision/training
• Understanding controlled drug governance and audit
• Have experience of managing teams and operational processes
• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards
• Demonstrate leadership and influence
• Manage competing priorities
• Use professional judgement and accountability

Desirable

• Have any additional qualifications/training in a leadership role
• Significant years of post qualification experience
• Have experience in working within a secure environment
• Have experience in identifying areas where the medicines management and pharmacy service can be developed
• Be fully conversant of developments in local/national pharmacy procedures and assist the pharmacy provider in regular review and development of these
• Ability to use SystmOne and other NHS systems
• Resilience in secured settings

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Pharmacy Operations Manager Jennifer McHugh, [e-mail], 07860921094

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