Prison Services Pharmacist

Job title:

Prison Services Pharmacist

Company

NHS

Job description

Working within prisons can be challenging, yet extremely rewarding forPharmacists to work – where you can use your clinical skills and develop them within the Health and Justice system, supported throughout by Oxleas Prison Services Ltd.As a Band 6 Pharmacist, you will be working closely with our dispensary teams whilst having lots of patient contact! The post-holder will providepharmaceutical services to a cluster of prisons, supported and trained by the Lead Pharmacist for HMP Channings Wood. Within this role, you will be an integral member of the Medicines Management team, which forms part of the wider cluster of Healthcare Services.Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of Pharmacy services in South East, South West and London Prisons. The pharmacy department has a long history of innovation within such areas, with established prescribing guidelines, excellent relationships with medical staff, a strong culture of leading clinical audit and research projects and an excellent publication record. All of these attributes we wish to extend to the prison pharmacy services.We believe in supporting our staff to develop to their full potential. As a service, we encourage progression clinically and professionally, through funding of management courses as well as clinical diplomas and independent prescribing.Main duties of the jobIf you a qualified pharmacist wishing to gain experience working clinically in a prison setting, this post could be for you. The post-holder will be based at the dedicated pharmacy department at HMP Channings Wood.The post holder will be required to:

• provide clinical pharmacy services to the allocated prison and support the pharmacy technician on these visits
• be a responsible pharmacist in the dispensary when rostered.

About usOxleas – About UsOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. 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 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our peopleOur 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

Date posted28 August 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£37,338 to £44,962 a year paContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number277-5601585-SWP-JJob locationsHMP Channings WoodGreenhill LaneNewton AbbottTQ12 6DWJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesManagement Responsibilities * To supervise the day-to-day work of the pharmacy technician when on site in the allocated prisons.

• To manage your own time efficiently whilst on prison visits.

ClinicalTo undertake scheduled clinical visits to each of the prison in the allocated cluster. On these visits you will: * undertake MURs for offenders identified as requiring assistance by healthcare staff.

• review the medication history of newly admitted offenders to ensure prescriptions are correct and if necessary make recommendations to bring prescribing in line with local formulary choices.
• provide scheduled clinics for offenders to give advice and support on their prescribed medicines, OTC medicines and other medical issues they may raise
• Monitor prescribing trends and give advice to healthcare staff to improve prescribing in line with formulary choices and/or current clinical thinking.
• Promote healthy lifestyles for offenders in line with local and national guidelines or promotions.
• To attend the allocated cluster clinical governance/medicines management committee(s) and provide information with the assistance of the Specialist Prisons Pharmacist.
• To work closely with the primary care providers to ensure safe prescribing, use, storage and transport of medicines within the secure environments.
• To highlight to the specialist prison services pharmacist where Patient Group Directions (PGDs) may be useful in the allocated cluster. To train nursing staff in your allocated cluster in the use of these PGDs and to monitor use/compliance on an on-going basis, reporting any discrepancies to the senior pharmacist prison services.
• To liaise with the specialist prison services pharmacist to review PGDs in use every 1-2 years on a rolling basis as determined by the senior pharmacist prison services.
• To assist the specialist pharmacist prison services to introduce new prescribing guidelines/medicines within the allocated cluster prisons.
• To demonstrate on-going continual professional development (CPD) and be responsible for self-development and learning within the field of pharmacy or other speciality where appropriate.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, 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.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesManagement Responsibilities * To supervise the day-to-day work of the pharmacy technician when on site in the allocated prisons.

• To manage your own time efficiently whilst on prison visits.

ClinicalTo undertake scheduled clinical visits to each of the prison in the allocated cluster. On these visits you will: * undertake MURs for offenders identified as requiring assistance by healthcare staff.

• review the medication history of newly admitted offenders to ensure prescriptions are correct and if necessary make recommendations to bring prescribing in line with local formulary choices.
• provide scheduled clinics for offenders to give advice and support on their prescribed medicines, OTC medicines and other medical issues they may raise
• Monitor prescribing trends and give advice to healthcare staff to improve prescribing in line with formulary choices and/or current clinical thinking.
• Promote healthy lifestyles for offenders in line with local and national guidelines or promotions.
• To attend the allocated cluster clinical governance/medicines management committee(s) and provide information with the assistance of the Specialist Prisons Pharmacist.
• To work closely with the primary care providers to ensure safe prescribing, use, storage and transport of medicines within the secure environments.
• To highlight to the specialist prison services pharmacist where Patient Group Directions (PGDs) may be useful in the allocated cluster. To train nursing staff in your allocated cluster in the use of these PGDs and to monitor use/compliance on an on-going basis, reporting any discrepancies to the senior pharmacist prison services.
• To liaise with the specialist prison services pharmacist to review PGDs in use every 1-2 years on a rolling basis as determined by the senior pharmacist prison services.
• To assist the specialist pharmacist prison services to introduce new prescribing guidelines/medicines within the allocated cluster prisons.
• To demonstrate on-going continual professional development (CPD) and be responsible for self-development and learning within the field of pharmacy or other speciality where appropriate.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, 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.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• GphC registration as Pharmacist

Desirable

• Post graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy

Qualifications & ExperienceEssential

• Master Degree of Pharmacy or Equivalent

Desirable

• Experience of providing clinical services to mental health or substance misuse patients

ExperienceEssential

• Previous prison/hospital/community pharmacy experience in the UK

Desirable

• Sound Basic Clinical Skills

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• GphC registration as Pharmacist

Desirable

• Post graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy

Qualifications & ExperienceEssential

• Master Degree of Pharmacy or Equivalent

Desirable

• Experience of providing clinical services to mental health or substance misuse patients

ExperienceEssential

• Previous prison/hospital/community pharmacy experience in the UK

Desirable

• Sound Basic Clinical Skills

Expected salary

£37338 – 44962 per year

Location

England

Job date

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:39:05 GMT

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