Prison Services Dispensary Technician (ACT)inRochesterinRochesterPUBLISHED MON 17 FEB 2025
Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustrGNKMGB5
Key responsibilities include conducting weekly clinical visits to assess medication storage, provide advice on medication use, and manage the documentation of controlled substances. The technician will also play a role in promoting healthy lifestyles among offenders and will be expected to uphold custodial responsibilities, including security compliance. Candidates must pass National Security Vetting as part of the hiring process and provide various forms of identification and address history documentation.
Prison Services Dispensary Technician (ACT)
To provide a medicines management service to allocated prisons.
Work in the dispensary at HMP Rochester Pharmacy.
Provide final accuracy checks on dispensed medicines as an accredited checking technician (ACT).
Working days will be (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)
***Please note this role is 30 hours per week*** ***Please note this is a maternity cover for 12 months***To provide a medicines management service to allocated prisons on a weekly basis with the professional support of a prison services pharmacist.
To oversee the ordering/supply of repeat prescriptions.
To supervise assistants, when in the dispensary in providing dispensingservices for all the prisons.
To be an accredited checking technician (ACT) providing final accuracychecks.
To ensure high standards of work in the dispensary and when out on prison visits and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
To assist the senior prisons technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines management SOPs.
About us
Management responsibilitiesTo manage own workload when providing medicines management services.
ClinicalTo provide weekly clinical visits to the allocated prison(s), under the professional supervision of a pharmacist. On these visits the post-holder will:a) undertake a stock top-up service for all areas in which medicines are stored.b) review the expiry dates and storage facilities for all such medicines and report any deficiencies to the prison service pharmacist for that prison.c) assist the prison service pharmacist to provide advice to prisoners and staff about the appropriate use of medicines.d) undertake 3-monthly controlled drugs stock checks and report any issues to the prison service pharmacist for that prison.
Promote healthy lifestyles for offenders in line with local and national guidelines or promotions.
Administer medicines to offenders against a valid prescription on the house blocks.
To demonstrate on-going continual professional development (CPD) and be responsible for self-development and learning within the field of pharmacy or other specialty where appropriate.
ResearchTo participate in clinical and departmental audits as required.
CommunicationInternally: Pharmacy staff, prison primary care staff, prison mental health service staff, IDTS and CARAT teams, prison security staff.
Externally: GP surgeries, Community Pharmacies, Hospitals
Custodial ResponsibilitiesAssume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys.Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions in your area of work.Comply with all security requirements.Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury, or other reports as appropriate.Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol.Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures.
IMPORTANT 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.
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