Full Time Pharmacy Technician Required – HMP Forest Bank

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Closing Date: 05 August 2024

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Job Summary

Are you a dedicated and registered Pharmacy Technician seeking a new challenge in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? Spectrum Community Health CIC is excited to offer an opportunity for a passionate Pharmacy Technician to join our integrated clinical workforce at HMP Forest Bank. Our Pharmacy Technicians play a vital role in delivering excellence in patient care and are increasingly involved in diverse patient-facing roles. No two days are the same in our friendly and supportive team.

Main Duties of the Job

We are committed to supporting and developing the skills of our pharmacy technicians to deliver a wide range of services, including some dispensary-based work. Applicants must have a minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and be a registered pharmacy technician. While an accuracy-checking pharmacy technician is preferred, we are willing to provide training post-probation.

About Us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team and become part of a diverse and innovative workforce. Whether you are starting your healthcare career or are an experienced professional looking for a new challenge, we have a role for you!

Benefits:

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners. Our focus is on people—our patients, service users, staff, and partners. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company, we strive to be an inclusive employer that values the personal stories and experiences of our colleagues.

We welcome applications from everyone, including individuals with lived experiences, those in the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, and people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

For further details regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences; accredited technician checking qualification.

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of medicines optimization, pharmacy legal requirements, and controlled drug legislation.
• Desirable: Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems, security issues in prison environments, and substance misuse.

Skills

• Essential: Good clinical pharmacy knowledge, computer literacy (Word, Excel), excellent communication skills, report preparation, influencing skills, understanding of data protection and confidentiality.
• Desirable: Competency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Outlook, patient counseling, understanding prescribing information, medicines supply/administration, smoking cessation advising, immunization, and capillary blood testing.

Experience

• Essential: At least 3 years post-qualification experience in community/hospital pharmacy, experience with potentially aggressive individuals, and working in challenging environments.
• Desirable: Experience with substance misuse services and in a prison or similar setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration.