Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Prison Pharmacist

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Job summary

Ever thought of working in the prison sector? It is an exciting, interesting and rapidly developing sector for pharmacy. You can be part of the prison pharmacy team at Greater Manchester Mental Health and support delivery of pharmacy services and medicines administration at HMP Wymott & HMP Garth.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to become part of our extensive multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will support the provision of a safe and efficient pharmacy service to the prison's complex population. You will support close working with the mental health, and primary care teams. You must be excellent at communicating, and have the ability to problem solve in challenging situations.

Working hours will be a total of 37.5 hours Monday to Friday. Free parking available, and includes a variety of NHS benefits.

Main duties of the job

As a member of Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust NHS Medicines Management Team the post holder will be responsible for the 'in-house' pharmacy service at HMP Wymott and delivering a pharmacy service at HMP Garth in line with recommendations outlined in "A pharmacy service for prisoners". This will involve the organisation, planning and co-ordination of all pharmacy services on-site including the detoxification programme.

The post holder through a partnership approach will also help patients to get the best from their medicines by identifying unmet pharmaceutical need, and assist in improving access and service efficiency whilst aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better medicines management understanding throughout the Prison Health Team and promote good practice in line with therapeutic developments in all prescribing decisions. This will involve assisting the Prison Health Care team in achieving NSF targets, NICE implementation and the introduction of medicines management initiatives.

The post holder will work with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and prisons to ensure prison pharmacy services are successfully integrated into existing Greater Manchester Mental Trust Health medicines management services.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Warrington, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Details

Date posted

03 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-5934854

Job locations

HMP Wymott

Ulness Walton lane

Leyland

PR26 8LW


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To develop the provision of pharmaceutical care to the prison by providing a clinical pharmacy and prescription monitoring service.
  • To participate in the medicines management team activities and meetings
  • To contribute to learning from incidents by reporting medication incidents and pharmacy interventions as well as investigating and supporting subsequent actions and learning.
  • To participate in and deliver medicines training as required
  • To participate in supervisions and appraisals.
  • To undertake continued professional development.
  • To comply with Trust procedures and policies concerning security, safety and patient confidentiality
  • GMMH guidelines and rules are considered when making decisions
  • To participate in management and clinical supervision and to raise issues of concern.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To develop the provision of pharmaceutical care to the prison by providing a clinical pharmacy and prescription monitoring service.
  • To participate in the medicines management team activities and meetings
  • To contribute to learning from incidents by reporting medication incidents and pharmacy interventions as well as investigating and supporting subsequent actions and learning.
  • To participate in and deliver medicines training as required
  • To participate in supervisions and appraisals.
  • To undertake continued professional development.
  • To comply with Trust procedures and policies concerning security, safety and patient confidentiality
  • GMMH guidelines and rules are considered when making decisions
  • To participate in management and clinical supervision and to raise issues of concern.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • MPharm Degree

Desirable

  • Prison Pharmacy experience

Experience

Essential

  • MPharm Degree
  • GPhC registered Pharmacist
  • 2 years Pharmacist experience

Desirable

  • Prison Pharmacy experience
  • Experience in medicines management
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • MPharm Degree

Desirable

  • Prison Pharmacy experience

Experience

Essential

  • MPharm Degree
  • GPhC registered Pharmacist
  • 2 years Pharmacist experience

Desirable

  • Prison Pharmacy experience
  • Experience in medicines management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

HMP Wymott

Ulness Walton lane

Leyland

PR26 8LW


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

HMP Wymott

Ulness Walton lane

Leyland

PR26 8LW


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Health and Justice Lead Pharmacist

Omar Al-Qaisia

omar.alqaisia@gmmh.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

03 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-5934854

Job locations

HMP Wymott

Ulness Walton lane

Leyland

PR26 8LW


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