Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer-medicines

The post-holder will ensure, under the guidance of the senior pharmacy technician, (1) the smooth and efficient running of the pharmacy procurement and supplies functions for the prison site with regard to routine ordering, receipt of goods, computer input, appropriate storage of medicines, environmental monitoring, recycling and disposal of medicines in line with GDP and invoice processing; (2) Dispense clinically screened prescriptions. Undertaking supply of weekly and monthly In Possession medication to patients at Medication Administration Points as well as acting as second checker for Controlled Drug administration.
1. To be responsible for the day to day ordering, receiving and unpacking of pharmaceutical products from suppliers according to GDP and departmental SOPs
2. To ensure that medicines are sourced in a timely manner from Bristol Pharmacy
3. To accurately use the pharmacy computer system to receive goods into the pharmacy store according to departmental SOPs.
4. To act as second checker for administration of Controlled Drugs by registered healthcare professionals.
5. To carry out regular stock checks, expiry date checks and other monitoring procedures such as logging fridge and ambient temperatures and dealing with any anomalies in accordance with GDP and departmental procedure.
6. To ensure high standards and accuracy of work and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
7. To ensure medicines returned from clinical areas, are sorted and either returned to stock or disposed of safely and appropriately in accordance with GDP, Trust guidelines and departmental procedures.
8. To undertake administration of weekly and monthly In Possession medication to patients
9. To ensure that all work carried out in procurement is done in accordance with current legislation, including GDP and departmental and Trust financial procedures.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

- We’re Kind
- We’re Fair
- We Listen
- We Care

Management Responsibilities
1. To manage work Medicines Optimisation work in treatment areas ensuring tasks are carried out in a timely manner and orders are received on time.

Communication
1. To communicate with routinely with HMP Bristol Pharmacy department to place orders, chase receipt of goods and to query
2. To deal with telephone queries and staff visiting the department, as first point of contact, dealing with them or referring to others if required according to SOPs.
3. To communicate, as necessary, with external regulatory bodies, information pertaining to the WDL or other requests.

Other
1. Post holders will need to undertake a prison security check (level 2) prior to being employed, as well the standard NHS recruitment checks.
2. To appreciate thesecure environment you are working in and to adhere to all prison procedures as necessary.
3. To undertake any other tasks at the request of the senior prison services pharmacist.