Senior Prison Services Technician

London
£40,682-48,580 per year
Permanent
Full-time

21 days ago

If you wish to gain experience in medicines management and administration work in a prison setting, this post could be for you. The post-holder will provide medicines management services to healthcare.They will be an integral part of the pharmacy team as well as the HMP Swaleside Healthcare Team.The post-holder will be based in our primary care team at HMP Swaleside.The post holder will be required to:

Manage on a daily basis the Medicines Management Service at HMP Swaleside.
Manage the medicines administration as well as the printing and coordination of the repeat prescription process.

Oxleas Prison Services LtdOxleas 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 and Bromley and also services in Kent. Oxleas Prison Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and provides the pharmacy services to the prison pharmacy contracts.The pharmacy department has a long history of innovation, with established prescribing guidelines, excellent relationships with medical staff, a strong culture of leading clinical audit and research projects and an excellent publication record.Please note: previous applicants need not apply**Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.**Shift pattern to include weekendsMain duties of the job

To organise and manage the day-to-day running of the pharmacy mediated Medicines Management services at HMP Swaleside, reporting any immediate issues to the GP Pharmacist Sheppey and any significant issues to the Lead Prison Services Pharmacist for Kent.
To ensure safe supply and administer medication to the patients at HMP Swaleside.
To promote and ensure high standards of work to all Medicines Management staff in HMP Swaleside and ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
To assist the GP Pharmacist with writing, updating and monitoring the use of SOPs.
To ensure, on a daily basis, that all pharmacy operations are within the requirements of the GPhC.
To ensure systems are in place and to carry out the ordering/supply of repeat prescriptions.

About usOxleas 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:o We're Kind o We're Fair o We Listen o We CareDetailsDate posted13 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£40,682 to £48,580 a year pa inc, inc RRPContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number277-7279624-SWALE-CJob locationsHMP SwalesideBrabazon Road, Eastchurch,Isle of SheppeyME12 4AXJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesIMPROTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).Key Task and Responsibilities

To organise and manage the day-to-day running of the pharmacy mediated Medicines Management services at HMP Swaleside, reporting any immediate issues to the GP Pharmacist Sheppey and any significant issues to the Lead Prison Services Pharmacist for Kent.
To ensure safe supply and administer medication to the patients at HMP Swaleside.
To promote and ensure high standards of work to all Medicines Management staff in HMP Swaleside and ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
To assist the GP Sheppey Pharmacist with writing, updating and monitoring the use of SOPs.
To ensure, on a daily basis, that all pharmacy operations are within the requirements of the GPhC
To ensure systems are in place and to carry out the ordering/supply of repeat prescriptions.

Management responsibilities

To manage the entire medicines management process at HMP Swaleside.
To manage and coordinate repeat prescriptions.
To monitor the performance of the medicines optimisation technicians when placed at HMP Swaleside and implement remedial action should an issue arise.

Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesIMPROTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ:All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.You will need to provide:Proof of right to work documentationProof of ID, needs to include 1 photographicIDProof of address documentationNon-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code.Address History:5 years address history will be needed.Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously.Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited.In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicantsIf the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).Key Task and Responsibilities

To organise and manage the day-to-day running of the pharmacy mediated Medicines Management services at HMP Swaleside, reporting any immediate issues to the GP Pharmacist Sheppey and any significant issues to the Lead Prison Services Pharmacist for Kent.
To ensure safe supply and administer medication to the patients at HMP Swaleside.
To promote and ensure high standards of work to all Medicines Management staff in HMP Swaleside and ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
To assist the GP Sheppey Pharmacist with writing, updating and monitoring the use of SOPs.
To ensure, on a daily basis, that all pharmacy operations are within the requirements of the GPhC
To ensure systems are in place and to carry out the ordering/supply of repeat prescriptions.

Management responsibilities

To manage the entire medicines management process at HMP Swaleside.
To manage and coordinate repeat prescriptions.
To monitor the performance of the medicines optimisation technicians when placed at HMP Swaleside and implement remedial action should an issue arise.

Person SpecificationEducation/QualificationsEssential

NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician
Evidence of CPD

Desirable

NVQ A1 assessors award
Accredited Medication Optimisation

ExperienceEssential

5 years experience of working in a pharmacy

Desirable

Minimum of 4 years prison or hospital pharmacy experience
2 years mental health experience
Management experience

SkillsEssential

Good oral and written communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
Good knowledge of writing and working within a set of SOPs

Person SpecificationEducation/QualificationsEssential

NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Registration with GPhC as a pharmacy technician
Evidence of CPD

Desirable

NVQ A1 assessors award
Accredited Medication Optimisation

ExperienceEssential

5 years experience of working in a pharmacy

Desirable

Minimum of 4 years prison or hospital pharmacy experience
2 years mental health experience
Management experience

SkillsEssential

Good oral and written communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
Good knowledge of writing and working within a set of SOPs

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