Pharmacy Technician - HMP Berwyn INTERNAL

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

This is a rewarding role for an individual who is an excellent communicator, confident and able to deliver a pharmacy service across Primary Care, Integrated Substance Misuse & Mental Health Services. You will partake in an on-going programme of development to ensure high standards of patient care are maintained, whilst fostering effective working relationships with HMPPS, prison colleagues and other stakeholders.

This post is key to the development and delivery of high quality, evidence-based health and wellbeing services to give prisoners access to interventions and support equitable to those provided by the NHS in the community.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician your role will be to work within the Pharmacy team whilst working with a multi-disciplinary team of health and wellbeing professionals to deliver high quality services to patients.

A key role for this post will be the dispensing of medication for men to self-administer and providing support and information to help them manage this. Medication will also be supplied to the house blocks for supply by healthcare staff on a daily basis.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Please note that any offer of employment will be subject to the successful receipt of enhanced DBS and prison vetting clearances.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services with BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems

Experience

Essential criteria

• Sufficient pharmacy experience

Desirable criteria

• Custodial pharmacy experience