Job summary
Join our dedicated team providing vital healthcare services within a prison environment. We are committed to delivering high-quality medical care to incarcerated individuals, ensuring their well-being through access to proper pharmaceutical services.
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Pharmacy Dispenser to join our healthcare team in a challenging yet rewarding prison setting. As a Pharmacy Dispenser, you will play a crucial role in the dispensing and management of medications for inmates within the facility.
Secure environments are varied yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing pharmacy skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.
You will be working 40 hours a week, 07:30 to 16:30 (1 hour lunch break)
Main duties of the job
- Ensure that all medicines and appliances dispensed are checked against the prescription and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions, to check with the lead pharmacist, pharmacy manager, pharmacy technicians and authorising doctor or duty doctor;
- You will collect orders from suppliers from the Main Gate and arrange collection of return. You will participate in dispensing of prescriptions.
- You will be required to work on the substance misuse wing to administer medications to the patient under the supervision of Pharmacy technicians.
- Manage ordering stock, stock control daily, date checking and organise dispensary to ensure dispensary runs smooth and keep it neat and tidy.
- Answering and dealing with dispensary phone enquiries
- Monitoring stock level of controlled drugs and liaise with Lead Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager.
Please see the attached job description for the full list of responsibilities.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as a Pharmacy Dispenser within HMP Chelmsford, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £22,816salary (FTE)+ secure your financial future with our group pension scheme
- Enjoy a well-deserved break with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Company Policy Sick pay
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Life Assurance
- My Reward Hub: Gain access to exclusive perks, including funding for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to support your health and well-being.
- Free Independent Mortgage Advice: Navigate your way to homeownership with our expert mortgage guidance.
- Fertility Benefits: Access resources to support your fertility journey, emphasizing your holistic well-being.
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well 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 where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for positive and approachable candidate who can utilise their Level 2 or Dispenser qualification to enrich peoples lives. An adaptable and flexible mentality will be key, as well as a desire to embed newly acquired knowledge and skills. To be successful in this role you must possess excellent relationship building skills, have an approachable and ambitious personality, as well as the ability to motivate and nurture those around you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as a Pharmacy Dispenser within HMP Chelmsford, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £22,816salary (FTE)+ secure your financial future with our group pension scheme
- Enjoy a well-deserved break with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Company Policy Sick pay
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Life Assurance
- My Reward Hub: Gain access to exclusive perks, including funding for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to support your health and well-being.
- Free Independent Mortgage Advice: Navigate your way to homeownership with our expert mortgage guidance.
- Fertility Benefits: Access resources to support your fertility journey, emphasizing your holistic well-being.
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well 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 where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for positive and approachable candidate who can utilise their Level 2 or Dispenser qualification to enrich peoples lives. An adaptable and flexible mentality will be key, as well as a desire to embed newly acquired knowledge and skills. To be successful in this role you must possess excellent relationship building skills, have an approachable and ambitious personality, as well as the ability to motivate and nurture those around you.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
Desirable
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
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.
