Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer

6 months ago


Newton Abbot, United Kingdom Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post-holder will ensure, under the guidance of the pharmacy technician, the smooth and efficient running of the pharmacy procurement and supplies functions for the pharmacy within HMP Channings Wood prison with regard to routine ordering, receipt of goods, computer input, appropriate storage of medicines, environmental monitoring, and recycling and disposal of medicines in line with GDP.

To dispense, using the pharmacy IT system, medicines against prescriptions that have been clinically screened by a pharmacist, following the appropriate standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- To ensure that the dispensary is kept in a clean and tidy condition at all
- To assist pharmacists with the practicalities of dealing with drug alerts and
- To check and record fridge temperatures on a daily basis to ensure integrity of the cold chain.
- To report any errors or issues immediately to the senior pharmacy technician or the Responsible

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is a mental health and community trust that provides a wide and growing range of services across the boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich, Bromley, Kent and the South West of England. Oxleas Prison Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and provides the pharmacy services to the prison pharmacy contracts.

Prisons healthcare can be one of the most challenging, yet rewarding professions to work in. The pharmacy department has a long history of innovation, with established policies and procedures in line with National Guidelines governing patient care within a prison setting.

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

To manage work load in pharmacy stores to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner and orders are received on time.
1. To communicate with routine pharmaceutical suppliers and manufacturers to place orders, chase receipt of goods and to query invoice
2. To deal with telephone queries and staff visiting the department, both dispensary and stores, as first point of contact, dealing with them or referring to others if required according to
3. To communicate, as necessary, with external regulatory bodies, information pertaining to the WDL or other
4. Post holders will need to undertake a prison security check (level 1) prior to being employed, as well the standard NHS recruitment
5. To appreciate the secure environment you are working in and to adhere to all prison procedures as
6. To undertake any other tasks at the request of the senior prison services
7.
1. If not already achieved, to work towards achieving the necessary NVQ level 2 modules in pharmacy
2. To assist with departmental filing, photocopying and general office work as required. This includes the use of basic packages such as
3. To assist the pharmacy technician (ACT) in creating new drug files on the pharmacy computer system and updating the system when new contracts are issued by the CMU
4. To be responsible for the day to day ordering, receiving and unpacking of pharmaceutical products from suppliers according to GDP and departmental SOPs
5. To be an authorised signatory for placing of orders up to £1.5K in
6. To ensure that medicines are sourced from credible and reliable suppliers, and purchasing contracts are adhered
7. To accurately use the pharmacy computer system to receive goods into the pharmacy store according to departmental
8. To ensure that all goods received into pharmacy stores are kept under the appropriate storage conditions in accordance with
9. To carry out regular stock checks, expiry date checks and other monitoring procedures suc


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