A bank pharmacy technician post in the pharmacy team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a category C men's prison, run by Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service. The work centres on medicines management: issuing repeat prescriptions, actioning patient requests and answering queries from patients and staff, on the prison wings at a non-dispensary site. Shifts are bank hours across weekdays and weekends, in a secure setting. GPhC registration and relevant post-qualification experience decide fit, and offers depend on additional vetting.
What the job involves
- Issue repeat prescriptions and action patient requests
- Answer patient queries and give medicines information to patients and staff
- Provide a safe and secure medicines management service on the prison wings
- Maintain patient medical records to the agreed standard
- Follow standard operating procedures to a high and orderly standard
- Administer medicines in a timely way and analyse cost-effective prescribing under the health in justice medicines policy
- Deliver non-judgemental, patient-centred care within professional standards, acting on patient feedback
- Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent
- General GCSE education or equivalent
Registration & licences
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Up to date with continuing professional development (CPD)
Experience
- Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
Skills & knowledge
- Able to work unsupervised while following policy and procedures
Checks & eligibility
- Legal right to work in the UK
- Additional vetting and security checks
Nice to have
- Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment
What's offered
- Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
- Training and development opportunities
- Regional and national career development opportunities
- Onsite parking
- Access to gym
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline
- Financial assistance when needed
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
