Job summary
Pharmacist - Prison Services, Band 6 Permanent Part Time: 22.50 hours per week
Monday-Wednesday 9am-5pm
If you a qualified pharmacist wishing to gain experience working clinically in a prison setting, this post could be for you. The post-holder will provide pharmaceutical services to a cluster of prisons, supported and trained by the Specialist Prison Services Pharmacist. You will work with a small pharmacy team, including a medicines management technician for your cluster of prisons and provide support to the dispensary.
The post-holder will be based at the dedicated pharmacy departments at HMP Belmarsh, HMP Isis and HMP Thameside, on a rotational basis.
Oxleas NHS Trust operates a Probationary Period, further details are available on request.
Main duties of the job
Prison and Forensic Directorate
Oxleas Prison Services Pharmacy Department
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is a mental health and community trust that provides a wide and growing range of services across the boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich and Bromley. Oxleas Prison Services Pvt. Ltd provide pharmacy services to the Greenwich Cluster of Prisons.
The post holder will be employed by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and seconded to Oxleas Prison Services Pvt. Ltd.
Our Pharmacy Departments have a long history of innovation, with established prescribing guidelines, excellent relationships with medical staff as well as a strong culture of leading clinical audit and research projects.
We believe in supporting our staff to develop to their full potential.
About us
Oxleas - About Us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. 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 and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Overview of the Post
To (1) provide clinical pharmacy services to the allocated prison cluster and support the pharmacy technician on their visits and (2) be a responsible pharmacist in the dispensary when rostered.
- To provide on a weekly basis, the pharmacy clinical service to the allocated cluster of prisons, following standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- To ensure you personally have high standards of work, both clinical and dispensing and follow all SOPs as directed by the Senior Prison Services Pharmacist.
- To work as a team with the pharmacy technician in the allocated cluster and to support this technician professionally when on site.
- To implement the prison formulary, in collaboration with primary care colleagues.
- To generate monthly reports on drug expenditure for the allocated cluster prisons and to advice the prescribers on areas for improvement and efficiencies.
- To act as responsible pharmacist when rostered to do so in the dispensary.
- To ensure all work is carried out in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the delivery service across the prisons.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Overview of the Post
To (1) provide clinical pharmacy services to the allocated prison cluster and support the pharmacy technician on their visits and (2) be a responsible pharmacist in the dispensary when rostered.
- To provide on a weekly basis, the pharmacy clinical service to the allocated cluster of prisons, following standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- To ensure you personally have high standards of work, both clinical and dispensing and follow all SOPs as directed by the Senior Prison Services Pharmacist.
- To work as a team with the pharmacy technician in the allocated cluster and to support this technician professionally when on site.
- To implement the prison formulary, in collaboration with primary care colleagues.
- To generate monthly reports on drug expenditure for the allocated cluster prisons and to advice the prescribers on areas for improvement and efficiencies.
- To act as responsible pharmacist when rostered to do so in the dispensary.
- To ensure all work is carried out in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the delivery service across the prisons.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters Degree of Pharmacy or equivalent
Essential
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of GB (GPhC)
Essential
Essential
- Previous prison/hospital/community pharmacy experience in the UK
Essential
Essential
Desirable
Desirable
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent (or working towards)
Desirable
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical services to mental health or substance misuse patients
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters Degree of Pharmacy or equivalent
Essential
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of GB (GPhC)
Essential
Essential
- Previous prison/hospital/community pharmacy experience in the UK
Essential
Essential
Desirable
Desirable
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent (or working towards)
Desirable
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical services to mental health or substance misuse patients
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
