Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician seeking a new challenge? Are you looking to join a friendly and dynamic team?
Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to support Central and North West London NHS. This is a LOCUM opportunity for the duration of 3 months with the likelihood of extension. This is a full-time job role supporting HMP Bedford.
Job Purpose: Band 5 Pharmacy Technician
Pay Rate: £20.00 LTD p/h + £250 WELCOME BONUS
Location: HMP Bedford Healthcare Department, Bedfordshire
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 37.5hrs
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide advice to prisoners about their medications Dispense medication in pharmacy Place orders and maintain stock levels in dispensary.
* Check medication charts and cross off out of date prescriptions and order prescription renewals.
* Undertake risk assessments of prisoners for 'In-Possession' medication.
* Refer problems relating to clinical the clinical management of a patient to the appropriate clinician.
* Undertake basic observations (BP, pulse, blood glucose, temperature, SATS) as required and respond to abnormalities accordingly.
* Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and support individuals who have substance misuse problems.
* Identify shortfalls and overages in stock levels, equipment failure and liaise with appropriate staff to reconcile.
* Work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of patients with specified long-term conditions by providing quality evidence-based care.
* Assist with stock control and equipment checking (All clinical areas and emergency bags).
* Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required from time to time, as are consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post.
* Support the promotion of health and wellbeing of prisoners.
* Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required.
Requirements:
- Registered with the GPhC.
- Previous training and experience in Accuracy Checking (ACT)
Benefits
- Four weekly payroll runs.
- £250 training allowance.
- Excellent pay rates.
- Exceptional referral bonuses.
- Specialists' mental health consultants offering single point of contact.
- Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email.
- Ltd & PAYE payment options available.
- Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.
- FREE DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services.
- FREE Occupational Health Check and Immunisations.
