As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be part of our valued team in our Pharmacy Service, HMP Chelmsford. You will receive exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* Salary of £32,648.00 - £39,177.60 depending on experience, and Group Pension.
* A competitive salary enhancement with a working pattern that varies each week and includes weekend coverage.
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases, cashback, and voucher offers for you and your loved ones.
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
* Online and face‑to‑face support for your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life‑management help, and career coaching.
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and opportunities for continuing professional development with our Outstanding learning and development team.
* An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to implement ideas that help us deliver our purpose of transforming health and care, backed by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year.
* The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards, with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Pharmacy Technician to join our healthcare team within the HMP Chelmsford prison. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of pharmaceutical services in a secure and structured environment, supporting the prison healthcare team, managing medication administration, and ensuring effective pharmaceutical service delivery.
Working pattern: 40 hours per week, spread over four days (7:00 AM – 6:00 PM), following a rolling schedule over an eight‑week period. The pattern will vary each week and include weekend coverage. Part‑time options may also be considered.
Main Responsibilities
* Work as an effective member of the Pharmacy team in providing healthcare services, including medication administration to patients.
* Assist in delivering a high‑quality pharmacy service, providing medicines‑management services to tackle identified inequalities within the prison.
* Provide pharmacy‑related information to patients, prison officers and other healthcare professionals, ensuring advice is appropriate to need.
* Operate autonomously within your scope of competency while supporting less experienced staff.
* Assist in implementing and developing pharmacy support for all residential wings, advising patients on correct medication use where appropriate.
* Maintain clear, comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records, both written and electronic.
* Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal, support patients with substance misuse problems, and assist those distressed or at risk of harming themselves or others, including suicide risk.
* Communicate effectively with other team members, prison staff and external agencies, both verbally and in writing.
* Undertake all mandatory and additional training as identified.
* Use and encourage others to be familiar with the security systems within the prison.
* Undertake all duties required of a Pharmaceutical Professional in HMP Chelmsford and comply with the competencies, knowledge and skills framework of the Department of Health.
Person Specification
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to build and develop relationships.
* Confidence and capability to practice autonomously and work independently.
Essential Experience & Qualifications
* Qualified with an NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent.
* Registered Pharmacy Technician with current General Pharmaceutical Council membership.
* All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a multi‑professional team within a fast‑paced environment.
Desirable Experience
* Experience in a prison environment.
* Experience working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We are a Disability Confident company, and we work to provide facilities, work‑environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
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