Bank Medicines Management Technician - Prison Health

1) To assist the Pharmacy Team in the development and delivery of a medicines management service to HMP Bedford using the in-house electronic prescribing system. 2) To delivery of a safe and effective medicines management process. 3) To act as an Accredited Checking Technician and Medicine Management Technician, when required. 4) To work within the operational pharmacy team and represent pharmacy when requested/required., Clinical Practice

• Assist in the delivery of a high-quality dispensing service to HMP Bedford, ensuring medicines are dispensed to agreed standards, calculating doses and quantities for supply. Including the supply of medicines in Monitored Dosage Systems.
• Ensure that pharmacy technical operations (ordering, handling, storage and disposal of medicines) are undertaken in a safe, secure and efficient manner that complies with medicines legislation and good practice
• Liaise with other members of the healthcare team (including doctors, consultants and nurses), providing medicines related guidance, to reduce medicines errors.
• Provide medication on an individual patient basis, effectively delivering complex information and advice to prescribers, patients and carers where necessary. This may involve use of negotiation and persuasion skills in order to overcome barriers.
• Support healthcare staff to ensure prescribing and administration of medicines takes place in accordance with local policy.
• Ensure patient related records are kept up to date.
• Provide medicines education and information to patients including undertaking non- compliance clinics to improve medicines adherence.
• Contribute to pharmacy audits / reports by collating data information and supporting with the implementation of any action plan(s) as an outcome
• Act as an Accredited Checking Technician following appropriate training and accreditation.
• Work as a member of the wider healthcare team to administer medication to patients when required.
• Provide a second check for the administration of controlled drugs when required.
• Assist with the purchase of medicines and equipment ensuring this is cost effective to the Trust.
• Review prescriptions to ensure medicines are available for patients at the correct time and place.
• Undertake in-possession risk assessments.
• Help reduce waste by evaluating returned medicines and patient own medicines for reuse.
• Audit the controlled drug record keeping across the prison.
• Maintain up to date stock lists for all treatment areas ensuring they reflect current requirements
• Participate in Medicines reconciliation process
• Participating in Medicines Management checks for clinical areas within the Prison, Undertake audits of medicines use and medicines management processes regularly, giving feedback to the Specialist Pharmacist, Prison Health as required.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary audits within defined clinical areas, making recommendations to the Clinical Governance & Audit Group based on audit findings.
• Participate in service development initiatives in order to help maintain or improve the quality of care provided to patients.
• To provide input into policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at HMP Bedford and other CNWL Foundation Trust sites
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.