Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 847-RM-25-VB46
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- HMP Holme House
- Town
- Stockton
- Salary
- £13.13 per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 30/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Pharmacy Assistant - HMP Holme House
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Holme House in Stockton.
Main duties of the job
- Complete general dispensary duties and stock management
- Be working as an active member of the Pharmaceutical team to ensure delivery of the pharmaceutical service
- Provide a timely and efficient service to the prison wings
- Receive prescriptions and stick returns from wing based clinical areas
- Collect orders from suppliers from the Main Gate and arrange collection of return
- Participate in dispensing of prescriptions.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent experience).
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Full Driving Licence
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology.
- Computer literate- able to use Word and Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Has a good understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems.
- Knowledge of GP practice computer systems
- Patient counselling skills
- Has a good understanding of security issues in relation to the prison environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Przemyslaw Pindor
- Job title
- Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642744141
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