As a Pharmacy Technician, you will provide medicines management services to patients within the prison with the support of a prison service pharmacist. You will administer medicines against a valid prescription, ensure correct intake, advise patients on appropriate medicine use, and promote healthy lifestyles to aid their rehabilitation.
Work in a 7‑day per week rota providing medicines administration and ensuring the safety and efficacy of all therapies. You will dispense prescriptions and stock items, supervise assistants in the dispensary, undertake stock top‑up services, review expiry dates and storage facilities, and report any deficiencies to the prison service pharmacist.
12 Month Fixed Term Contract (covering maternity leave)
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
* Provide medicines optimisation services to the prison.
* Provide medicines administration services to offenders at designated times.
* Undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison.
* Supervise assistants in the dispensary during dispensing services.
* Act as an accredited checking technician, providing final dispensing checks or completing a medicines optimisation qualification.
* Maintain high standards of work in the dispensary and clinics, and ensure adherence to all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
* Assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines optimisation SOPs.
Eligibility Requirements
* All applicants must be willing to undergo National Security Vetting for a prison setting.
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