Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Undertake NVQ3 training in line with defines objectives.
• Participate in prison top-up/stock services.
• Participate in stock control measures, including expiry date checks and stock rotation.
• Ensure completion of daily monitoring records on a rotational basis.
• Keep up to date and follow all relevant departmental procedures.
• Participate in the induction of new staff.
• Follow the relevant procedures for each rotation, including adherence to GDP, Orange guide and COSSH regulations etc. in order to deliver the service in a safe and effective manner.
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Specialist Prison Services Pharmacist

Distribution

• Deal with basic stock and top up queries.
• Liaise with the relevant pharmacist to ensure Prisons have sufficient stock but not overordering and maintain an efficient to-follow system.
• Return to stock or dispose of all medicines returned from prisons, in line with local procedures.

Dispensary

• Identify potential problems regarding the lack of availability of medicines for individual prescriptions, seeking advice on suitable alternatives or an agreed delivery timetable.
• Ensure medication is dispensed to meet agreed delivery times.
• Receive prescriptions from the Prisons in accordance with dispensary procedures. Prioritise prescriptions according to urgency.
• Deal with queries from prison healthcare staff and referring complex issues to senior staff members or responsible pharmacist for the prison.
• Ensure stock levels of all products are accurate and support the appropriate ordering of stock through liaison with ordering personnel. Inaccuracies in all medicines should be investigated before being referred to line manager without delay.
• Responsible for the maintenance of a specific area of the dispensary in order to make sure that medicines are stored appropriately and in-date.

Ordering and Invoicing

• Process orders for medication supplies including assisting with sourcing urgent supplies.
• Dealing with out of stock queries, liaising with the relevant staff as appropriate.
• Investigate any stock discrepancies referring to a more senior member of staff when required.
• Investigate manufacturers delays, update the list of delays and ensure all relevant staff are informed.
• Book in deliveries of controlled drugs when they arrive to fulfil legislative requirements.
• Receive and check goods (NB manual handling and sometimes heavy lifting involved)
• Safely store goods in the appropriate areas of the pharmacy

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ:

All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.

You will need to provide:

Proof of right to work documentation

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicID

Proof of address documentation

Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.

Address History:

5 years address history will be needed.

Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.

Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.

In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 4 GCSE'S A*-C in two science subjects, Maths and English

• NVQ 2 Pharmacy services

Experience

• Proven work or study record

• Pharmacy experience

Skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Bristol

19 Cambridge Road

Bristol

BS7 8PS

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/