Job summary
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Primary Care Senior Pharmacy Techto join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at YOI/HMP Bronzefield. By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.
Why not see what our staff say about working within our award winning teams:https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive medicines management and administration service, specifically:
Work as an active member of the Primary Care team to assist in ensuring the delivery of a legal, safe, high quality specialist prison pharmaceutical service which reflects national and local policy and priorities, taking into account the high level of security that must be maintained at all times
Assist Clinical Pharmacists in providing a timely, appropriate and efficient pharmaceutical service
Contribute to the development of and support implementation of medicine management strategy and associated services and projects across the Prisons
About us
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
- Monthly supervision
- Annual personal development plans/appraisals
- Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
- Preceptorship Programme
- Support and guidance with Revalidation
- Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Relocation package
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for additional duties.
Management and Organization
- Participate in the efficient day to day medicine management activities.
- To ensure efficient, effective and safe processes are in place to ensure medicines are received in a timely manner from Pharmacy
- Assist in maintaining correct Controlled Drug records in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ensuring legal compliance with requirements of the Wholesalers dealers licence.
Clinical
- Ensure that all dispensed medicines are processed in accordance with local standards.
- Ensure all prescriptions are processed as per local standards.
- Ensure medicines are administered according to national and local guidelines.
- Ensure healthcare wings have regular clinical checks.
- Liaise with pharmacy to ensure medicines are received in a timely manner
Responsibilities specific to the prison environment
- To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular Instructions, Notices to Staff, Prison Rules, Health and Safety, and any other relevant material within the prison setting.
- To ensure that the Healthcare Centre meets the security requirements
- The post holder will be in contact with prisoners on a daily basis; this client group can be challenging due to the high proportion that have mental health illness and substance misuse problems.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for additional duties.
Management and Organization
- Participate in the efficient day to day medicine management activities.
- To ensure efficient, effective and safe processes are in place to ensure medicines are received in a timely manner from Pharmacy
- Assist in maintaining correct Controlled Drug records in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ensuring legal compliance with requirements of the Wholesalers dealers licence.
Clinical
- Ensure that all dispensed medicines are processed in accordance with local standards.
- Ensure all prescriptions are processed as per local standards.
- Ensure medicines are administered according to national and local guidelines.
- Ensure healthcare wings have regular clinical checks.
- Liaise with pharmacy to ensure medicines are received in a timely manner
Responsibilities specific to the prison environment
- To be familiar with Prison Standards, Standing Orders, Circular Instructions, Notices to Staff, Prison Rules, Health and Safety, and any other relevant material within the prison setting.
- To ensure that the Healthcare Centre meets the security requirements
- The post holder will be in contact with prisoners on a daily basis; this client group can be challenging due to the high proportion that have mental health illness and substance misuse problems.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC or NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
- Registered with the GPhS
- ACT trained
Other
Essential
- The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job.
- Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and good practice in relation to medicines
- Knowledge of government publication 'A pharmacy service to prisoners'
- Computer literate
- Previous prison pharmacy experience
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of managing staff/team
- Experience of implementing change
Desirable
- Experience with using Pharmacy Manager/Systmone
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance
- Pharmacy hospital experience
Skills
Essential
- Fluent written/spoken English
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to perform in a challenging environment and cope with potentially aggressive behaviour
- Demonstrate initiative
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with clinicians, health care professionals and patients
- Ability to manage own workload and meet objectives and targets
- Ability to respond in a calm manner in a crisis
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC or NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
- Registered with the GPhS
- ACT trained
Other
Essential
- The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job.
- Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and good practice in relation to medicines
- Knowledge of government publication 'A pharmacy service to prisoners'
- Computer literate
- Previous prison pharmacy experience
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of managing staff/team
- Experience of implementing change
Desirable
- Experience with using Pharmacy Manager/Systmone
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance
- Pharmacy hospital experience
Skills
Essential
- Fluent written/spoken English
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to perform in a challenging environment and cope with potentially aggressive behaviour
- Demonstrate initiative
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with clinicians, health care professionals and patients
- Ability to manage own workload and meet objectives and targets
- Ability to respond in a calm manner in a crisis
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).
