Senior Prison Pharmacist

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If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

This is an exciting new opportunity to work within the Pharmacy team at CEM Berwyn. This unique setting encumbers elements of Primary Care, Hospital and Community pharmacy, while the addition of a further Senior Prison Pharmacist to the CEM Berwyn team will provide you with the opportunity to develop a truly excellent, person-centred care pharmacist service to the patients at CEM Berwyn.

As Senior Prison Pharmacist your role will be to work within the Pharmacy team whilst working with a multi-disciplinary team, including working very closely with the GPs and Psychiatrists to ensure safe and effective prescribing. The role will entail working with patients with long term conditions, mental health problems and substance misuse problems.

This is a challenging but rewarding role for an individual who is an excellent communicator, confident and able to exercise strong leadership and management skills to deliver a pharmacy service across Primary Care, Integrated Substance Misuse & Mental Health Services. You will also be required to work closely with colleagues in the wider BCUHB services in order to support secondary care needs for patients, such as Cardiology, Hepatology, Sexual Health and Oncology.

Independent prescribing is a desirable but not an essential pre-requisite for this role. However, the successful applicant will be encouraged to provide a prescribing clinic and/or be willing to undertake the independent prescribing qualification.

Main duties of the job

Provide a safe and effective specialist pharmacy service to prisoners at HMP Berwyn.

Undertake professional and clinical pharmacist's duties in the prison pharmacy dispensary as per rota.

Provides expert pharmaceutical advice and support within both primary and secondary care services as required.

Develop, encourage and promote evidence-based, cost effective use of medicines.

To be involved in the training of diploma, pre-registration and other pharmacists within the HMP Berwyn's pharmacy.

Assist in providing clinical training and supervision of other pharmacy staff.

To be involved in the development and delivery of practice research

To comply with NMC Code of Conduct and work within HMP Berwyn and BCUHB's identified policies, protocols and guidelines and comply with the security requirements at all times.

Work in partnership with service users, other health and social care colleagues and services internal and external to HMP Berwyn, including the National Offender Management Service staff as appropriate, to achieve the optimum health outcome for service users and contributing to reducing reoffending pathways.

Working for our organisation

This is an exciting new opportunity to work within the Pharmacy team at HMP Berwyn. This unique setting encumbers elements of Primary Care, Hospital and Community pharmacy, while the addition of a further Senior Prison Pharmacist to the HMP Berwyn team will provide you with the opportunity to develop a truly excellent, person-centred care pharmacist service to the patients at HMP Berwyn.

HMP Berwyn has a strong rehabilitative culture at heart. This job role is an opportunity to make a real difference to patient's health, wellbeing and lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• MPharm degree or equivalent
• Post GradMSc/Diploma Ol-raddedig mewn Fferylliaeth Glinigol neu gyfwerthuate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society & registration with the Faculty
• Independent prescriber

Experience
Desirable criteria

• Prison pharmacy experience

Experience
Essential criteria

• Enthusiastic

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• JD & PS - English ( PDF , 653.9 KB )
• JD & PS - Welsh ( PDF , 864.6 KB )
• Guidance Notes for Applicants October 2020 ( PDF , 624.8 KB )
• Values and Proud to Lead ( PDF , 335.6 KB )
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice ( PDF , 594.7 KB )
• NHS North Wales - The Right Choice ( PDF , 3.6 MB )
• Welsh Language Matrix ( PDF , 134.3 KB )