Package Description
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be part of our valued team in the Pharmacy Service at HMP Chelmsford. You will receive exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* Salary of £32,648.00 - £39,177.60 depending on experience, and Group Pension
* Competitive salary enhancement for varying working patterns, including weekend coverage
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving access to discounts on everyday purchases, cashback and voucher offers for you and your loved ones
* Access to wages as you earn them to help cover emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
* Online and face‑to‑face support for mental and physical wellbeing, including healthy recipes, activity challenges, post‑trauma support, legal, debt, life management help, and career coaching and counselling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture that encourages ideas to deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year
* Pride in working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards; most services hold “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Job Introduction
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. You will play a key role in supporting the prison healthcare team, managing medication administration, and ensuring the effective delivery of pharmaceutical services.
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. A part‑time option may also be considered.
Main Responsibilities
* The post holder will work as an effective member of the Pharmacy team, providing medication administration services to patients.
* Assist in delivering a high‑quality pharmacy service and medicines management, tackling 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 the scope of competency while supporting less experienced staff.
* Assist with implementing and developing pharmacy support for all residential wings, including advising patients on correct medication use where appropriate.
* Maintain clear, comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records in both written and electronic form.
* Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal, support patients with substance misuse problems, and assist patients who are distressed, at risk of harming themselves or others, or at risk of suicide.
* Communicate effectively with 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 prison’s security systems.
* 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.
The Ideal Candidate
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to build and develop relationships
* Confident and capable of autonomous practice, able to work independently
Essential Experience / Qualifications
* Qualified with an NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent
* Registered Pharmacy Technician with current General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) membership
* All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks
* Ability to work effectively as part of a multi‑professional team in a fast‑paced environment
Desirable Experience
* Experience in a prison environment
* Experience working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
Equal Opportunity
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, working to provide inclusive environments and accommodations where needed.
#J-18808-Ljbffr