Overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our team of diverse, talented healthcare professionals to deliver care that is not only efficient but deeply centred on the patient. Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patient's future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future. This position isn't just a job; it's a chance to blend your clinical knowledge, personal skills and a commitment to delivering the highest standards of care in an environment that is as rewarding as it is challenging.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. Previous applicants need not apply.
Responsibilities
* Provide a medicines management service to patients within the prison with the professional support of a prison service pharmacist.
* Administer medicines to patients against a valid prescription, ensure correct administration, provide advice to patients about the appropriate use of medicines and promote healthy lifestyles to aid rehabilitation.
* Dispense prescriptions and stock items, while supervising assistants in the dispensary; undertake stock control tasks such as stock top-up services and reviewing expiry dates and storage facilities for all medicines; report deficiencies to the prison service pharmacist.
* Manage own workload when providing medicines management services; supervise and enhance training opportunities for new staff and students; utilise time management to plan and manage workload within the team.
* Provide Medication Administration services as allocated for the prison; participate in monthly clinical visits to the allocated prison(s) under the supervision of a pharmacist; undertake stock top-up service for all areas where medicines are stored.
* Review expiry dates and storage facilities for medicines and report deficiencies; assist the prison service pharmacist to provide advice to prisoners and staff about the appropriate use of medicines.
* Undertake 3-monthly controlled drugs stock checks and report issues to the Lead Pharmacy Technician and Lead Pharmacist; undertake monthly medicines management audits using AIM electronic system under supervision of OPS.
* Promote healthy lifestyles for offenders in line with local and national guidelines or promotions.
* Administer medicines to offenders against a valid prescription; recognise clinical signs of withdrawal, impairment, overdose, and be aware of medication omissions for clinical reasons.
* Complete in possession risk assessment (IPRA) and be aware of policies and procedures to monitor.
* Adhere to ACCT policies and attend review meetings; deliver accurate and timely record keeping with basic keyboard skills using System1 templates and processes.
* Demonstrate ongoing continual professional development (CPD) and be responsible for self-development and learning within the field of pharmacy or other relevant specialties.
* Participate in clinical and departmental audits, quality improvement projects, and assist with new ideas and updates to SOPs.
* Communicate internally with Pharmacy staff, prison staff, primary care staff, prison mental health service staff, IDTS and CARAT teams, prison security staff; externally with GP surgeries, community pharmacies, and hospitals.
* Use the summary care record for medicine reconciliation and liaise with home care team services.
* Custodial responsibilities: take personal responsibility for the security of issued keys; understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions; comply with all security requirements; respond to situations threatening security or safety and report as appropriate; report breaches of order and discipline and contribute to risk assessment and management procedures.
Sponsorship, Vetting and Employment Conditions
IMPORTANT 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, including 1 photographic ID
* Proof of address documentation
* Non-UK passport holders will need correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home Office share code.
* Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate in English from where they resided previously.
* Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for 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.
Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet minimum criteria. Details may vary in recruitment situations.
About Oxleas
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environments. 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 through our provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 staff work in hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes across the South of England. 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 mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services across multiple regions and are committed to high-quality care.
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