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Job summary <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">HMP Chelmsford</strong><br><strong style="font-weight:700;">Hours:</strong> 20 per week<br><strong style="font-weight:700;">Working pattern:</strong> Monday & Tuesday</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:\'Avenir Book\';color:rgb(60,60,59);line-height:normal;padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic <strong style="font-weight:700;">Clinical Pharmacist</strong> to join our progressive healthcare service within <strong style="font-weight:700;">HMP Chelmsford</strong>. We are seeking a dedicated individual to play a key role in providing safe, high-quality medicines management, with a particular focus on supporting <strong style="font-weight:700;">patients with mental health needs</strong> and ensuring <strong style="font-weight:700;">robust monitoring of antipsychotic medications</strong>.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:\'Avenir Book\';color:rgb(60,60,59);line-height:normal;padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">This role combines both <strong style="font-weight:700;"
Main duties of the job <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">Dispensary & Medicines Management:</strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;">Ensure the safe, timely, and secure supply of medications to prison wings.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Oversee the safe transport and handling of medicines, adhering to Controlled Drug regulations.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Provide clinical supervision to pharmacy technicians and support staff.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Maintain the day-to-day operation of the prison dispensary.</li></ul><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">Clinical Duties:</strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;">Conduct medication reviews and develop pharmaceutical care plans.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Conduct comprehensive yearly audits focusing on compliance and best practices for Controlled Drugs, antibiotic usage, and the application of Patient Group Directions (PGDs).</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Provide structured medication reviews (SMRs) for eligible patients.</li><li
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About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description Job responsibilities <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a <strong style="font-weight:700;">Clinical Pharmacist,</strong> you will be part of our valued team in our <strong style="font-weight:700;">Pharmacy Service, HMP Chelmsford</strong>. You will be receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:</p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><strong style="font-weight:700;display:unset;">Salary of £50,133.33 - £57,600.00 (Pro rata) depending on experience, and Group Pension.</strong></li><li style="font-size:inherit;"><strong style="font-weight:700;display:unset;">Receive a competitive salary enhancement</strong></li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">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 </li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise </li><li style="font-size:inherit;">An open, just culture where youre 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 ringfenced innovation funding each year </li><li style="font-size:inherit;">The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission</li></ul> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">Essential </strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;">Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacist </li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">An independent prescriber</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Previous experience in UK-based prison, hospital, or community pharmacy settings </li></ul><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">Desirable </strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;">Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy </li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Experience delivering services to patients with mental health conditions or substance misuse issues </li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Ideally an Independent Prescriber </li></ul>
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6JT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)