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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: Due to Government restrictions The Trust can only offer sponsorship to successful applicants who are paid a minimum of £23,200 per annum. For this post this equates to a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant. Proof will be required to evidence this. Please note: all applications who do not meet this requirement will be rejected prior to interview.

IMPORTANT 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 documentation 

Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID

Proof of address documentation 

Non-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-applicants

If 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).

3.  Key Task and Responsibilities

Issue repeat prescriptions (supervised and in possession prescriptions) within a timely manner ensuring compliance with the policy.

Deal with prescription management queries from a range of healthcare professionals including GP’s, nurses, pharmacists, primary staff as well as reception/administration staff at HMP Elmley. 

Check risk assessments are completed routinely according to in possession policy Kent and raise queries appropriately with the primary care team if risk assessments are due.

Review in possession status of each patient upon each prescription request and issue repeat prescriptions according to risk assessment.

Respond appropriately to changes in possession status of prescriptions.

Working closely with the prescribing GP Pharmacist, act upon any relevant prescribing changes

Any other prescription or medicines management related duties as reasonably requested.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.

 4. Communication

To deal with telephone inquiries from primary care and pharmacy staff at HMP Elmley, dealing with questions about prescriptions and management of prescriptions and referring issues on to other staff if required according to local SOPs.

To communicate with other pharmacy staff within the Elmley pharmacy department to resolve issues where items requested for dispensing are out of stock and will be delayed.

5. Custodial Responsibilities

Assume personal responsibility for the security of issued keys. 

Understand and comply with prison orders, procedures, and instructions in your area of work.

Comply with all security requirements. 

Respond to any situation or circumstance that might indicate a threat to security of the establishment or to the safety of an individual, completing Incident, Security, Injury, or other reports as appropriate. 

Report breaches of order and discipline including reporting and recording untoward incidents according to local protocol. 

Contribute to effective risk assessment and management procedures.