Job Introduction
Join our dedicated team providing vital healthcare services within a prison environment. We are committed to delivering high-quality medical care to incarcerated individuals, ensuring their well-being through access to proper pharmaceutical services.
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Pharmacy Dispenser to join our healthcare team in a challenging yet rewarding prison setting. As a Pharmacy Dispenser, you will play a crucial role in the dispensing and management of medications for inmates within the facility.
Secure environments are varied yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing pharmacy skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.
You will be working 40 hours a week, 07:30 to 16:30 (1 hour lunch break)
Main Responsibility
- Ensure that all medicines and appliances dispensed are checked against the prescription and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions, to check with the lead pharmacist, pharmacy manager, pharmacy technicians and authorising doctor or duty doctor;
- You will collect orders from suppliers from the Main Gate and arrange collection of return. You will participate in dispensing of prescriptions.
- You will be required to work on the substance misuse wing to administer medications to the patient under the supervision of Pharmacy technicians.
- Manage ordering stock, stock control daily, date checking and organise dispensary to ensure dispensary runs smooth and keep it neat and tidy.
- Answering and dealing with dispensary phone enquiries
- Monitoring stock level of controlled drugs and liaise with Lead Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager.
Please see the attached job description for the full list of responsibilities.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for positive and approachable candidate who can utilise their Level 2 or Dispenser qualification to enrich people’s lives. An adaptable and flexible mentality will be key, as well as a desire to embed newly acquired knowledge and skills. To be successful in this role you must possess excellent relationship building skills, have an approachable and ambitious personality, as well as the ability to motivate and nurture those around you.
Package Description
You will feel valued as a Pharmacy Dispenser within HMP Chelmsford, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £22,816 salary (FTE) + secure your financial future with our group pension scheme
- Enjoy a well-deserved break with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Company Policy Sick pay
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Life Assurance
- My Reward Hub: Gain access to exclusive perks, including funding for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to support your health and well-being.
- Free Independent Mortgage Advice: Navigate your way to homeownership with our expert mortgage guidance.
- Fertility Benefits: Access resources to support your fertility journey, emphasizing your holistic well-being.
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
About the Company
We have experience delivering solutions for Police Forces, ranging from some of the most rural areas in the country to heavily urbanised populations.
We work closely with our police partners and other stakeholders across the secure healthcare market to provide high quality, innovative solutions in this challenging environment.
Our work allows us to help some of the most vulnerable members of society, reaching a number of patients who may otherwise receive no professional healthcare support.
