Bank Pharmacy Technician - HMP Holme House

NHS; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding Pharmacy Technician role and want to develop your skills in a new environment?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and focused Pharmacy Technician to join our prison healthcare team in HMP Holme House.

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will assist with the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high quality prison pharmaceutical service, taking into consideration, at all times, the need to maintain a high level of security.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral member of the Pharmacy Team, who form part of the wider healthcare. You will be required to work bank holidays and weekends and the role is based on the house blocks.

You will be required to support the delivery of Pharmacy Services which will include the administration and supply of medication to prisoners, medicines optimisation and providing advice to other colleagues and prisoners within your competency.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the advertised role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
• Appropriate accredited technician checking qualification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of medicines optimisation issues
• Pharmacy legal requirements and controlled drug legislation
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems.
• Has a good understanding of security issues in relation to the prison environment
• Substance misuse knowledge

Skills

• Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
• Computer literate- able to use Word and Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to prepare reports and bulletins
• Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and Outlook (or competent to complete) Patient counselling skills
• Has a good understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
• Ability to work in a complex and challenging environment
• Able to demonstrate a good standard of literacy and numeracy
• Able to interpret and understand prescribing information
• Medicines supply / administration direct to the patient
• Experience of Immunisation and vaccinations
• Experience of capillary blood testing procedures

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.

£20.08 an hour+ enhancements for weekends, nights and bank holiday