NHS
Senior Pharmacy Technician - HMP Styal
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Job Description
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- 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
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Appropriate accredited technician checking qualification.
- Higher degree-based qualification or equivalent experience
- Management or additional clinical qualifications relevant to prison healthcare
- Knowledge of medicines optimisation issues
- Pharmacy legal requirements and controlled drug legislation
- At least 3 years post-qualification experience of working in community/hospital pharmacy.
- Experience of working with potentially aggressive people
- Experience of working within challenging and complex situations
- Able to provide examples of diversity in practice
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
- Has a good understanding of security issues in relation to the prison environment
- Substance misuse knowledge
- Experience of working with substance misusers/services
- Experience of working in a prison environment or similar setting
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Computer literate- able to use Word and Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to prepare reports, bulletins and run prescribing audits.
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Appropriate accredited technician checking qualification.
- Higher degree-based qualification or equivalent experience
- Management or additional clinical qualifications relevant to prison healthcare
- Knowledge of medicines optimisation issues
- Pharmacy legal requirements and controlled drug legislation
- At least 3 years post-qualification experience of working in community/hospital pharmacy.
- Experience of working with potentially aggressive people
- Experience of working within challenging and complex situations
- Able to provide examples of diversity in practice
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
- Has a good understanding of security issues in relation to the prison environment
- Substance misuse knowledge
- Experience of working with substance misusers/services
- Experience of working in a prison environment or similar setting
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
- Computer literate- able to use Word and Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to prepare reports, bulletins and run prescribing audits.
Job summary
As lead Pharmacy Technician you will, under the guidance of the Prison Pharmacist and senior management team at HMP Styal, lead the Pharmacy team in the provision of a safe, efficient, and cost-effective pharmaceutical service to prisoners (hereafter known as service users).
Main duties of the job
This role will involve mentoring and developing the skillset of the wider pharmacy team by improving patient safety in line with the national strategy for medicines optimisation and pharmacy services. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the in-house dispensary ensuring efficiency and consistency.
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Date posted
22 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
847-RM-25-V568
Job locations
HMP Styal
Styal Road
Wilmslow
SK9 4HR
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the advertised role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the advertised role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Styal
Styal Road
Wilmslow
SK9 4HR
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Styal
Styal Road
Wilmslow
SK9 4HR
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.