Job summary
Working within prisons can be challenging, yet extremely rewarding for Pharmacy Technicians to work - where you can use your clinical skills and develop them within the Health and Justice system, supported throughout by Oxleas Prison Services Ltd.
As a Band 6 Senior Prison Service Technician, you will work as part of our dispensary teams whilst having lots of patient contact! The post-holder will provide pharmaceutical services to a cluster of prisons, supported and trained by the Lead Pharmacist for Kent Prisons. Within this role, you will be an integral member of the Medicines Management team, which forms part of the wider cluster of Healthcare Services.
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of Pharmacy services in South East, South West and London Prisons. The pharmacy department has a long history of innovation within such areas, with established prescribing guidelines, excellent relationships with medical staff, a strong culture of leading clinical audit and research projects and an excellent publication record. All of these attributes we wish to extend to the prison pharmacy services.
We believe in supporting our staff to develop to their full potential. As a service, we encourage progression clinically and professionally, through funding of management courses as well as clinical diplomas and independent prescribing.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be based at the dedicated pharmacy department at HMP Standford Hill. The post holder will manage on a daily basis the Medicines Management Service at HMP Standford Hill and manage the medicines administration as well as the printing and coordination of the repeat prescription process.
About us
Oxleas - 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 KindWe're FairWe ListenWe Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
1. To organise and manage the day-to-day running of the pharmacymediated Medicines Management services at HMP Standford Hill,reporting any immediate issues to the GP Pharmacist Sheppey and anysignificant issues to the Lead Prison Services Pharmacist for Kent.2. To ensure safe supply and administer medication to the patients at HMPStandford Hill3. To promote and ensure high standards of work to all MedicinesManagement staff in HMP Standford Hill and ensure all StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.4. To assist the GP Sheppey Pharmacist with writing, updating andmonitoring the use of SOPs.5. To ensure, on a daily basis, that all pharmacy operations are within therequirements of the GPhC6. To ensure systems are in place and to carry out the ordering/supply ofrepeat prescriptions to HMP Rochester Pharmacy.Management Responsibilities1. To manage the entire medicines management process at HMPStandford Hill.2. To manage and coordinate repeat prescriptions3. To monitor the performance of the medicines optimisation technicianswhen placed at HMP Standford Hill and implement remedial actionshould an issue arise.Leadership1. To assist with annual appraisals of the Pharmacy Technicians andAssistant team members.2. To mentor and train medicines optimisation staff using specialistknowledge and experience, to ensure all staff are working to highstandards.Clinical1. To provide cover for medicines optimisation visits in the absence ofone of the technicians. On these visits you will: undertake a stock top-up service for all areas medicines arestored within the prison. review the expiry dates and storage facilities for all suchmedicines and report any deficiencies to the prison servicepharmacist for that prison. assist the prison service pharmacist to provide advice to prisonersand staff about the appropriate use of medicines. undertake 3 monthly controlled drugs stock checks and report anyissues to the Prison Service Pharmacist for that prison. undertake medicines management audits on monthly basis2. Promote healthy lifestyles for offenders in line with local and nationalguidelines or promotions.3. To demonstrate on-going continual professional development (CPD)and be responsible for self-development and learning within the field ofpharmacy or other speciality where appropriate.Research1. To participate in clinical audits and departmental audits as required.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
1. To organise and manage the day-to-day running of the pharmacymediated Medicines Management services at HMP Standford Hill,reporting any immediate issues to the GP Pharmacist Sheppey and anysignificant issues to the Lead Prison Services Pharmacist for Kent.2. To ensure safe supply and administer medication to the patients at HMPStandford Hill3. To promote and ensure high standards of work to all MedicinesManagement staff in HMP Standford Hill and ensure all StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.4. To assist the GP Sheppey Pharmacist with writing, updating andmonitoring the use of SOPs.5. To ensure, on a daily basis, that all pharmacy operations are within therequirements of the GPhC6. To ensure systems are in place and to carry out the ordering/supply ofrepeat prescriptions to HMP Rochester Pharmacy.Management Responsibilities1. To manage the entire medicines management process at HMPStandford Hill.2. To manage and coordinate repeat prescriptions3. To monitor the performance of the medicines optimisation technicianswhen placed at HMP Standford Hill and implement remedial actionshould an issue arise.Leadership1. To assist with annual appraisals of the Pharmacy Technicians andAssistant team members.2. To mentor and train medicines optimisation staff using specialistknowledge and experience, to ensure all staff are working to highstandards.Clinical1. To provide cover for medicines optimisation visits in the absence ofone of the technicians. On these visits you will: undertake a stock top-up service for all areas medicines arestored within the prison. review the expiry dates and storage facilities for all suchmedicines and report any deficiencies to the prison servicepharmacist for that prison. assist the prison service pharmacist to provide advice to prisonersand staff about the appropriate use of medicines. undertake 3 monthly controlled drugs stock checks and report anyissues to the Prison Service Pharmacist for that prison. undertake medicines management audits on monthly basis2. Promote healthy lifestyles for offenders in line with local and nationalguidelines or promotions.3. To demonstrate on-going continual professional development (CPD)and be responsible for self-development and learning within the field ofpharmacy or other speciality where appropriate.Research1. To participate in clinical audits and departmental audits as required.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ:
All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.
You will need to provide:
Proof of right to work documentation
Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID
Proof of address documentation
Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.
Address History:
5 years address history will be needed.
Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.
Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.
In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- oAccredited Checking Technician Certificate
- oNVQ A1 assessors award
- oEvidence of CPD
- oRegistration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician
Experience
Essential
- o6 years experience of working in a pharmacy
Desirable
- oMinimum of 4 years prison or hospital pharmacy experience
- o2 years mental health experience
- oManagement experience
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge and experience of checking dispensed prescriptions
- oGood oral and written communication skills
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oGood knowledge of writing and working within a set of SOPs
- oAbility to work independently and as part of a team
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- oAccredited Checking Technician Certificate
- oNVQ A1 assessors award
- oEvidence of CPD
- oRegistration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician
Experience
Essential
- o6 years experience of working in a pharmacy
Desirable
- oMinimum of 4 years prison or hospital pharmacy experience
- o2 years mental health experience
- oManagement experience
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge and experience of checking dispensed prescriptions
- oGood oral and written communication skills
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oGood knowledge of writing and working within a set of SOPs
- oAbility to work independently and as part of a team
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
