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Trosolwg o'r swydd

To (1) manage on a daily basis the pharmacy dispensary and procurement operations at HMP Bristol, (2) manage the team of pharmacy technicians and assistants, based in the dispensary at HMP Bristol (3) to assist the lead pharmacist to manage the requirements of the Wholesale Dealers License on a daily basis.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is a mental health and community trust that provides a wide and growing range of services across the boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich, Bromley, Kent and the South West of England.  Oxleas Prison Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and provides the pharmacy services to the prison pharmacy contracts.

Prisons healthcare can be one of the most challenging, yet rewarding professions to work in.  The pharmacy department has a long history of innovation, with established policies and procedures in line with National Guidelines governing patient care within a prison setting.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

1. To organise and manage the day-to-day running of the pharmacy dispensary and procurement operation at HMP Bristol, reporting any immediate issues to the responsible pharmacist and the Lead Pharmacy Technician.
2. To supervise, mentor and train pharmacy technicians and assistants using specialist knowledge and experience.
3. To dispense prescriptions and stock items when in the dispensary.
4. To be an accredited checking technician (ACT) providing final accuracy checks or be working towards the accreditation.
5. To promote and ensure high standards of work to all staff in the dispensary and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
6. To assist the Lead Pharmacy Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of SOPs for dispensary procedures.
7. To ensure, on a daily basis, that all pharmacy operations are within the requirements of the Wholesale Dealers License
8. To ensure systems are in place to support the ordering/supply of repeat prescriptions.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. 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 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our 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