Band 5 Pharmacy Technician

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 BONUSLocation: HMP Bedford Healthcare Department, Bedfordshire Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 37.5hrsKey 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• Check medication charts and cross off out of date prescriptions and order prescription renewals.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.