Vacancies Clinical Pharmacist – HMP Chelmsford

Overview

As a Clinical Pharmacist at HMP Chelmsford, you’ll combine dispensary duties with patient-facing care to optimise medicines for prisoners, with a focus on mental health and antipsychotic monitoring. You will supervise pharmacy staff, conduct reviews, and contribute to clinical governance through audits and audits of controlled drugs and PGDs. This role offers diverse, impactful work within a mission-driven healthcare service and opportunities for professional development. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines use and patient outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• salary 50,133.33 – 57,600.00 (Pro rata)
• Group Pension
• Salary enhancement
• My Reward Hub discounts and cashback
• Access to wages as you earn them
• Wellbeing support and career coaching

Responsibilities

• Oversee dispensary operations and safe medicines management for prison wings
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and support staff
• Conduct medication reviews and develop pharmaceutical care plans
• Perform yearly audits on Controlled Drugs, antibiotics, and PGD usage
• Provide SMRs and participate in clinics, advising on prescribed and OTC meds
• Manage minor ailments within clinical competency and support patient medicines optimization
• Clinically screen prescriptions for safety and legality
• Review medication histories of new admissions and adjust as needed
• Monitor antimicrobial prescribing and advise on formulary standards
• Administer medications on the wing as required

Key requirements

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacist
• Master’s degree in Pharmacy
• Independent prescriber
• Experience in UK-based prison, hospital, or community pharmacy

• Clinical pharmacy practice
• Medication reviews and SMRs
• PGDs
• Controlled Drugs compliance
• Antimicrobial stewardship and AMR guidelines
• Formulary adherence

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