Bank - Wing Pharmacy Technician inNorwich inNorwich PUBLISHED 11 NOV 2024

As a Bank WingPharmacy Technician, your days will be rewarding and varied, you will work on a wing where you will be responsible for the administration of medication to patients and the associated medication management activities, including audits and stock checks under the direction of the Clinical Lead and the Pharmacist Manager. You will be expected to work autonomously within guidelines, standard operating procedures and Medicine Policy.

Within this role, you will:

• Be responsible for the administration of medication to patients and the associated medication management activities, including audits and stock checks under the direction of the Clinical Lead and the Pharmacist Manager.
• Work autonomously within guidelines, standard operating procedures and Medicine Policy and:
• Work as an active member of the Pharmaceutical team to assist in ensuring the delivery of a legal, safe, high quality specialist prison pharmaceutical service which reflects National and local policy and priorities, taking into account the high level of security that must be maintained at all times
• Undertake provision of a medicines administration service to the patients
• Provide, in conjunction with the appropriate Clinical practitioners, a wing technician medicine management service on allocated wings
• Support implementation of medicine management strategy and associated services and projects across the prison
• Assist in the delivery of cost-effective prescribing, the medicines optimisation strategy and management of medication budget
• Promote safe pharmacy practice within the prison including providing advice and training to patients and staff

About us

As a Bank Wing Pharmacy Technician
,
you'll be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Teamin Norwich where we deliver services at HMP Norwich.

As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay
,
you'll benefit from:

• 
  Self-booking and access to all bank shifts!
  Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
• 
  Request a Duty
  Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
• HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to
  Wagestream
  - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• Working in an environment focused on the
  highest clinical and quality standards
  
• 
  Opportunities
  to work in
  different areas and various different services
  to gain new knowledge and experience
• Access to our
  Strive for Better networks
  , a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
• Access to our
  free well-being service
  available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
• 
  Free statutory and mandatory training
  , as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities
  continuing your professional development
  
• 
  Innovative forward-thinking culture
  with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
• 
  Rewarding and supportive teams
  , you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual Ask our Executives event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
• Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with
  100%
  of our services being rated overall good or outstanding by the
  Care Quality Commission
  
  The Ideal Candidate
  

  You will need to be Pharmacy Technician who is currently registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and has experience within a hospital, primary care or community background.

  You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.