Senior Pharmacy Technician

at  Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Working in a prison can be rewarding as well as challenging and often define the meaning of integrated care! So, for Pharmacy professionals they are rewarding places to work. At HMP Stoke Heath we are looking to expand our healthcare team and develop specialists in medication management and administration. This is an exciting time, so if you are looking for a role to develop your existing skills and learn something new in an environment that never stands still, then this is a perfect opportunity for you!

A TYPICAL DAY WILL CONSIST OF:

Administration of medications for both physical health and mental health conditions, including controlled medications
Dealing with queries from Healthcare staff, Prison officers and patients
Supporting the delivery of medicines to medication hatches on the prison wings.
Working alongside our pharmacist to ensure correct and secure storage of medicines
Supervision on a day-to-day basis will be provided by the onsite Lead Pharmacist and Head of Healthcare. As well as appropriate professional supervision and management support.
You will have opportunities to join the wider pharmacy team meetings which is attended by –pharmacy staff working in community hospitals, virtual ward and vaccine services
The post requires an excellent team player who has great organisation skills and has a tenacity to see tasks through to completion. If you are enthusiastic, motivated and ready for a challenge then you are the person we are looking for.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description.
(Full training will be provided to upskill you so you can safely support your medicines administration role. You will be supported to reach the required competency in areas of the job description.)
All candidates are encouraged to arrange a visit before interview, to arrange a visit or arrange a discussion then please contact Jas Sahota, Lead Pharmacist, on 01630 636035 or via email Jaskran.Sahota@nhs.net
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis

Please refer the Job description for details