Pharmacy Technician for HMP - Usk and Prescoed

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist technician?

Seeking an exciting opportunity?

Would you like to:

• Work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team?
• deliver excellent medicines management in a secure setting?

Experience pharmacy in a unique setting ?

• improve patient safety?

It's all on offer here and the possibility of further training opportunities

As band 4 Prison Pharmacy Technician you will work as part of our Prison healthcare team to establish and develop good medicines management systems, promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing and support ABUHB and prison initiatives to promote and improve patient selfcare in a secure setting

The successful candidate will perform a wide variety of routine and non-routine duties in relation to the preparation and supply of medicines and related products for service users within HMP Usk and Prescoed.

You will be expected to exercise a degree of autonomy and control in the performance of allocated duties within limits set by the Clinical Prison Pharmacist supervising the section, and in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Technician at HMP Usk and Prescoed, you will assist in the delivery of a high quality pharmacy service to the prison population.

You can expect to provide medicines management services to assist in tackling identified, inequalities within the prison population contributing to diagnosis of care and treatment needs. This includes providing pharmacy related information to patients and other healthcare professionals ensuring that the level of advice given is appropriate to overcome barriers to understanding, conveying complex and sensitive information in an easily understandable form.

The Pharmacy Technician will also assist with the implementation and development of pharmacy support to all wings in the prison which includes, where appropriate, counselling of patients on the correct use of medication.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.