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Primary Care Pharmacy Technician - HMP Bronzefield

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Ashford, Surrey

Primary Care Pharmacy Technician - HMP Bronzefield

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CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Ashford, Surrey

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 8 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 805703d286c1485aaa1a4b31dccd3b81

Full Job Description

  • Work as an active member of the Pharmaceutical 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 in providing a timely and efficient pharmaceutical service
  • Contribute to the development of and support implementation of medicine management strategy and associated services and projects across the Prisons
    • Central and North West London 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, Participate in the efficient day to day running of the dispensary
  • To provide medicine management
  • Assist in maintaining correct Controlled Drug records in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  • Maintain an up to date knowledge of developments in local/national guidance in order to maintain/deliver high quality services to the Prison.
  • Under the supervision of a senior technician, to provide a timely and efficient stock topping up service to the wings with responsibility for ensuring stock levels are appropriately maintained in accordance with an agreed stock list
  • Responsible for ensuring medicines are supplied and replenished to the emergency cupboards, giving medicine related advice, where necessary, to other healthcare professionals
  • Check emergency bags and maintain records for audit.
  • Once qualified for a suitable length of time to work towards completing the accredited checking technician's course undertaking periodic re-assessment (every 2 years) as appropriate

    Disability Confident
    • About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

    A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. 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 enthusiasticPrimary CarePharmacy Techniciansto join our forward thinking, friendly and expandingHealth & Justiceteam atHMP 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 motto is"Caring NOT Judging"so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion. 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 To provide a dispensing service, medicines management and an administration service for medicines to the prisoners residing in our care

    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. All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.