About this role
Job summary
As a Bank Wing Pharmacy Technician, your days will be rewarding and varied, you will work on a wing/ward environment where you will be responsible for the administration of medication to patients and the associated medication management activities, including audits and stock checks under the direction of the Clinical Lead and the Pharmacist Manager.
You will be expected to work autonomously within guidelines, standard operating procedures and Medicine Policy.
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will:
Be responsible for the administration of medication to patients and the associated medication management activities, including audits and stock checks under the direction of the Clinical Lead and the Pharmacist Manager. Work autonomously within guidelines, standard operating procedures and Medicine Policy and: Work as an active member of the Pharmaceutical team to assist in ensuring the delivery of a legal, safe, high quality specialist prison pharmaceutical service which reflects National and local policy and priorities, taking into account the high level of security that must be maintained at all times Undertake provision of a medicines administration service to the patients Provide, in conjunction with the appropriate Clinical practitioners, a wing technician medicine management service on allocated wings Support implementation of medicine management strategy and associated services and projects across the prison Assist in the delivery of cost-effective prescribing, the medicines optimisation strategy and management of medication budget Promote safe pharmacy practice within the prison including providing advice and training to patients and staff
About us
As a Bank Wing Pharmacy Technician, you'll be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Team at HMP Norwich.
As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, you'll benefit from:
Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements. Request a Duty Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream- which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go. Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards Opportunities to work indifferent areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
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About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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
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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
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4LU
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)