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Interim Head Of Integrated Commissioning - Health & Social Care

Reference no: Gloucestershire 5258590

Pay Rate: up to £41.99 per hour PAYE depending on experience

37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

This opening assignment is for 4-5 months

City: GLOUCESTER

Hybrid working - once a week in the office is substantial.

The ideal candidate needs to be able to hit the ground running with experience within Adults commissioning at a managerial level.

Head of Integrated Commissioning for the County Council and Gloucestershire ICB with responsibility across intermediate care. The person would need to line manage a team of eight commissioners across both organisations and take responsibility for a significant commissioning workload

Work collaboratively within an Integrated Commissioning Management Team and across organisational boundaries to ensure the system’s vision is translated into real services on the ground. Lead on the strategic planning and development of services which support the system flow in Gloucestershire on behalf of Gloucestershire ICB.

This post is also responsible for coordinating work with commissioning leads for Older People, Disabilities and Mental Health Adult services on strategic cross-cutting issues, ensuring effective links across all aspects of people accessing Health & Social Care services.

Key responsibilities:

Intermediate Care / Early Intervention Offer / Prevention
Reablement
Therapy
Local Authority Occupational Therapy (and review recommendations)
Community Therapies
ABI pathways and other related issues
Neuro Pathway
Equipment
Technology Enabled Care
Hospital Discharge Pathway – P0 / P1 / P2 / P3
Section 75 (GCC-GICB)

Qualifications:

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.

Knowledge:

Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
Must have detailed working knowledge or experience of managing payment flows to providers across the Health & Social Care system for example experience of working with payments processes such as ContrOCC and Caretrack. Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the various statutory bodies such as the DoH and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Extensive knowledge and experience at a ‘Head of Service Level’ for Integrated Commissioning and working within an integrated Local Authority and ICB partnership and an understanding of the National policy that governs this area.
Working knowledge of commissioning within the key team responsibility areas to be able to make an immediate impact.
Must have an understanding of the background to relevant national policy and appreciate the implications of this on all elements of the Health and Social Care system for example - System flow and the requirements

Experience:

Extensive experience of working in a collegiate way with CQC, both within GCC as a provider of statutory services and with individual provider organisations that are commissioned to provide community based social care services.

Skills & Abilities:

Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
Skills for direct line management and staff work allocation management.
Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment.
Able to work in a collegiate way to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential group


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address.

Please feel free to apply to us directly via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: Gloucestershire 5258590


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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The post holder will be a senior member of the Learning disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS) working with service users throughout Gloucestershire. The purpose of this role is to: Provide specialist skills and knowledge to deliver evidence based occupational therapy assessment and treatment to service users with complex learning disabilities Work as a key member of a specialist multidisciplinary service contributing expert knowledge and outcomes of assessments to support the creation of specialist intervention plans to manage complex needs including behaviours that challenge others Provide advice, and training to support primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and carers to enable them to better meet the health needs of service users Optimise the service users ability to remain in the community and / or be cared for in the least restrictive environment. Facilitate appropriate discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of service users who are being considered for hospital admission. Implement and monitor PBS strategies or equivalent strategies. Be lead mentor for students under the remit of the profession Supervising staff at band 5 and below

The post holder will be a senior member of the Learning disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS) working with service users throughout Gloucestershire. The purpose of this role is to: Provide specialist skills and knowledge to deliver evidence based occupational therapy assessment and treatment to service users with complex learning disabilities Work as a key member of a specialist multidisciplinary service contributing expert knowledge and outcomes of assessments to support the creation of specialist intervention plans to manage complex needs including behaviours that challenge others Provide advice, and training to support primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and carers to enable them to better meet the health needs of service users Optimise the service users ability to remain in the community and / or be cared for in the least restrictive environment. Facilitate appropriate discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of service users who are being considered for hospital admission. Implement and monitor PBS strategies or equivalent strategies. Be lead mentor for students under the remit of the profession Supervising staff at band 5 and below

£1000 bonus when completed 12 months service (£500 for PT). Full time - this entails fixed shift working in a team rota pattern of 4 shifts on and 4 days off: 06:45 to 19:00 for 2-day shifts followed by 2-night shifts of 18:45 to 07:00. Part time - this entails fixed shift working: 06:45 to 19:00 for day shifts and night shifts of 18:45 to 07:00, working in a team rota pattern of 2 day shifts on, 8 days, 2 nights, 4 days off. Rolling rota available 2 years in advance. Average estimated overtime £3500 per annum NMC/HCPC Registration paid

Key Result Areas Whilst the organisation and structure within specialities/divisions may vary the specific remit of this role will include: Transcription Typing correspondence to patients, GPs, medical staff and any other required addressee following clinical attendance. Outcomes, Results and Clinics - Tracking of results/ appointments and highlighting to the clinical team members any results, correspondence or patient queries that need response and taking action e.g. booking investigations, transcription, etc, to ensure that RTT guidelines are achieved for patients. Specialty Specific Support - Providing a comprehensive secretarial support to the consultant surgeons whilst being the first point of call for patients, GPs, family members and other professional colleagues and organisations. - Regularly informing the Secretary Supervisor about progress and flagging up as a matter of urgency any issues, for example, capacity or delays due to internal or external factors, difficult queries from patients, etc - Liaising with external organisations for the benefit and progress of patient care, such as Social Services, other hospitals, etc Service Improvement - Support the development of improvements to working practices and processes and contribute to service reviews and the implementation of new arrangements. -As directed, support the resolution of complaints or concerns from patients/carers by helping to collate information and work with the supervisor to respond or escalate appropriately. Team-working - To work cohesively with the Secretary Supervisor to ensure that administrative work is shared out equally and performed to excellent, efficient and safe standards - To cover colleagues during absences/annual/sick leave as directed. You may also be required to undertake job rotation for cross cover as well as for development and training purposes. - Undertaking routine office duties including electronic note tracking, photocopying and filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records. - Liaise with relevant team members to ensure that any process changes run smoothly and efficiently. - Undertake any other appropriate duties commensurate with the role, as required at the request of your line manager.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey. We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026). Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

Share in our team experience, with hours to suit you. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is currently recruiting caring, dedicated Registered Nurses & ODPs to work at Gloucester Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. Our temporary staff bank offers a flexible way of working, with both ad hoc and longer-term bookings available. You can choose shifts, locations and days to suit your lifestyle. There are opportunities to work on our general and specialist departments, providing excellent patient care. As a member of the Gloucestershire Hospitals Bank you will: - Gain experience of supporting/providing services within a large Trust - Have access to a diverse range of roles and opportunities to gain more experience - Have the flexibility to work hours that suit you - Be part of a local team that supports your career aspirations and provides full training and development free of charge - Priority booking over agency workers - Access to our friendly bank team who work 7 days a week, providing support for all of your queries - Have the ability to book your own bank shifts from home using an online booking system - Have access to internal job adverts, benefits such as the NHS pension scheme, staff discount benefits and staff support services Please inform us at interview if you have ever worked at our trust via an agency. This is required to ensure that we serve an adequate notice period to our agency suppliers. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities - Previous perioperative experience working as either an anaesthetic, scrub or recovery practitioner - Must have recent relevant experience - Can demonstrate the ability to deliver high standards of care - Evidence of continued professional development - Can demonstrate the ability to solve problems and prioritise workloads Skills/Knowledge/Ability Essential - Able to demonstrate good communication skills - Able to demonstrate that they work well within a team -Able to maintain accurate patient records. - Basic IT skills - Able to work with limited supervision - Able to demonstrate self-motivation and the motivation of others. - Understanding of the need for change in the clinical setting due to strive for quality Work Related Circumstances Essential - Flexible working shifts - Good general health and attendance record - Ability to cope with exposure to sometimes highly unpleasant working conditions/ body fluids/noxious fumes/ COSHH regulated substances - Ability to work with an unpredictable workload and deal with traumatic situations should they arise Salary Details (Hourly Rate) Weekday £27.22 Night and Saturday £35.39 Sunday and Bank Holiday £43.56

Are you a Junior Speech and Language Therapist looking for a new opportunity where you will be supported to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, join The Dean Neurological Rehabilitation Centre in Gloucester. You will work alongside an experienced Lead Speech and Language Therapist who will provide you with all the support you need to achieve your RCSLT NQP and Dysphagia competencies. You will develop specialist skills including the treatment of cognitive communication disorder, AAC, prolonged disorders of consciousness and tracheostomy care. As part of a developing Speech and Language Therapy service there are opportunities to implement new service initiatives in line with your interests e.g. we have implemented the first on-site FEES service within Elysium this year. Joining our friendly and approachable Therapy Team that includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and Therapy Assistants, you will celebrate success through our Therapy Star Award and enjoy onsite MDT training, team building and social events. There is a strong emphasis on continuing professional development, you’ll receive support from a regional and national network of healthcare professionals and enjoy access to a variety of training courses to support you to reach your career goals. Where you will be working Location: Tewkesbury Rd, Longford, Gloucester GL2 9EE The Dean Neurological Centre has 60 beds in Gloucester (GL2 9EE), which is on the outskirts of the town within easy commute from Gloucester, Cheltenham and surrounding villages. The Centre delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise functional ability. It specialises in slow stream rehabilitation where the emphasis is placed on maximising each individual's abilities, comfort and quality of life. As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will: Manage a caseload of residents with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders, with support from your supervisor. Lead group therapy sessions to support residents to develop their speech, language and communication skills. Have access to an on-site FEES service and referral to local Videofluoroscopy service to support with the management of dysphagia. Support with the delivery of student placements. Contribute to audits and service improvement projects. Commit to Continuous Professional Development. How we will support you: A comprehensive induction programme. Regular clinical supervision to support completion of RCSLT competencies, development of specialist skills and management of own caseload; and regular managerial supervision. Regular Therapy Team Meetings and CPD sessions. Opportunities to attend external training courses. Access to a national network of SLTs across Elysium sites and divisions. Future opportunities to develop highly specialist SLT skills in the areas of tracheostomy and FEES. To be successful in this role, you’ll need: A Speech and Language Therapy qualification. HCPC, and desirably RCSLT, registration. Relevant experience of working with adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders (this may include student placements). A genuine interest in neurorehabilitation and management of neuro-progressive disorders. What you will get: Annual salary of Up to £36,483 dependant on experience £3600 welcome bonus The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off! Free meals and parking Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more. About your next employer: You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

The post holder will be expected: To work within a multi-professional primary care team to provide a service for adults18+ with varying levels of mental health needs, including SMI and Complex Emotional Needs that may co-exist with physical health problems within the registered patient population. To exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role. To act as a practice leader, managing your own workload and to work across professional, organisational and system boundaries to improve services and develop practice. To navigate, liaise with and refer onto mental health services, voluntary and public sector agencies and community support groups. To support the delivery of annual mental health reviews for adults on the practices mental health register. To provide specialist advice, supervision and support to practice colleagues in relation to patients with mental health issues. In particular to help identify (through Risk Stratification) those patients potentially at risk of relapse to support their continued wellbeing and to reduce their impact on the Health and Wellbeing service as a whole. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Nursery Practitioner

Nuffield Health Gloucester FWC | Nursery | Permanent | Full time
Up to £25,980.80 per annum, depending on experience
40 hours per week

Our Nuffy Bear Day Nursery is seeking a Nursery Practitioner to be based at our Nuffield Health Gloucester Fitness and Wellbeing Club.

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will be part of a team who offer full day care, sessional care plus a Pre-School for children aged from 3 months to 5 years.

Joining the team as a Nursery Practitioner, you'll provide care and education while promoting health, and helping children achieve the best possible start in life. We are Ofsted registered and follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. We offer a unique rage of wellbeing focused care for children including swimming lessons for our over 3's, making this a truly unique opportunity.

If the smile of a job well done is important to you, joining us as a Nursery Practitioner will give you the chance to learn by working with some of the best. You are to qualified to at least level 3 in childcare studies and have experience to NVQ Level 3 or NNEB. It's your passion teaching and making a difference, you'll fit right in with us.

As a Nursery Practitioner, you will:

• Provide high quality care and education while promoting health and wellbeing.

• Help children achieve the best possible start in life.

• Support the nursery educators in implementing the EYFS curriculum.

• Ensure learning is linked to the child's development.

• Plan for age appropriate activities.

• Communicate with Parents/Carers and other external professionals.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Find your perfect fit with our impressive range of lifestyle and wellbeing rewards, including free gym membership. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Job Purpose Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service users requiring enhanced care. To work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team To manage a patient / caseload of patients within defined clinical area Teach Staff where appropriate. Key Dimensions Working as an integrated member of the team providing evidenced based interventions for service users, acting as Care Coordinator where identified. Work and liaise with other agencies and organisations. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse the expectation is that, with adequate training, supervision and assessment, you will be able to; Clinical Work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker, taking responsibility for the assessment of care and health education needs Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met Ensure that everyone involved in the care plan receives a copy and to ensure that all relevant details are recorded on trust IT systems. Utilising the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and in line with Trust policy, provide specialist care, education and advice to service users (including carers) who are suffering from common, severe and enduring mental health problem to promote recovery and social inclusion. Assist service users to meet their personal care needs e.g. assisting with bathing and washing, as outlined in the Care Plan. Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions. To participate in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of clients and to ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines Actively support service users in the management of their medication within a concordance framework and relevant policies. Administer medication, including Intra-muscular injections depot medication as appropriate and monitor side effects. Delegate the checking and delivery of medication when appropriate. Professional Maintain accurate written records and statistics to ensure that service user details and details of care given are recorded in notes and on the trust database(s) in line with trust policy Contribute if required to the preparation of appropriate reports, including reports for Mental Health Act Tribunals and Mental Health Managers review meetings as required by rule 6 (1) of the Mental Health Tribunal rules. Provide and receive complex and sensitive information from service users, carers or other professionals and agencies, on a daily basis. Work with and support other members of the Multidisciplinary team, using clinical judgements in the absence of key members of the team, including medical staff. Ensure that psychological intervention or treatment is offered to clients as outlined in National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines De-escalation of aggression using verbal de-escalation skills and physical breakaway technique. Leadership / Management Undertaking other duties appropriate to the post requested by his/her senior managers. Provide support to junior nurses, nurses in training and other members of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring training objectives are met. Implementing risk assessments and management plans on a daily basis working with people with common, severe, and enduring mental health problems who are frequently distressed and emotionally disturbed. To take responsibility for ordering and maintaining stocks of medication and clinical supplies, ensuring clinical waste is disposed of safely and in accordance with trust and national policies (if applicable) Multidisciplinary team Patients and relatives General public Community Support Services Physical, Mental & Emotional Effort & Working Conditions Will be required to utilise recognised manual handling techniques and guidelines May be expected to frequently manoeuvre patients / objects over 15 kg using appropriate aids Will have frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions and will be required to follow policies and procedures pertaining to infestations, bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH regulations Frequent exposure to distressing and emotionally demanding situations involving patients and relatives Some exposure to patients displaying verbal and physical abuse The work pattern may be unpredictable and there is a frequent requirement for long periods of concentration. You will be expected to work within both Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospital if the demand of the service requires you to move sites. There is the on-going requirement to maintain excellent standards of care whilst working under pressure in an ever-changing and challenging environment

To provide a medicines optimisation services to the prison. To provide a medicines administration service to offenders at the medicines administration times as part of a 7 day per week rota. To undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison. To supervise assistants, when in the dispensary in providing dispensing services. To be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks or medicines optimisation qualification. To ensure high standards of work in the dispensary, in clinics and for when out on the wings and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to. To assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines optimisation SOPs. (Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section) 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 photographicID 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).

The main responsibilities of the role include being instrumental in; Leadership and management Clinical Responsibilities Improving patient safety, quality and experience Strategy and planning Education and Development Responsibilities People management and development Finance & performance management Information management and research Quality governance Job purpose: Focus on the provision of high quality, visible professional leadership for day surgery Provide clinical and professional support to the day surgery team to ensure effective management and drive change Provide assurance to the Ward Manger and Matron that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services and are tailored to the needs of the patients Act as a strong patient advocate ensuring that a culture of continuous improvement and learning is supported in order to drive quality care delivery across the division Ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks are managed, reported and investigated and that remedial action is completed where appropriate. Identifies and deals with issues of poor performance with the support of the Ward Manager Work in partnership and collaboration with other leaders within the Division Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the other colleagues within their Division. for further details please see the attached job description.

Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to escape your current job role and work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past? Now is the time to break into offender healthcare and develop your career.

Oxleas NHS trust were awarded the South West prison contract in 2022 and currently have a portfolio of 19 prisons across the South of England. We are currently looking to expand our pool of bank workers by recruitingPharmacy Techniciansto work within the Prison service on a flexible basis.

Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be providing a medicines management service to patients within the prison with the professional support of a prison service pharmacist. You will administer medicines to patients against a valid prescription, ensuring this is taken correctly, provide advice to patients about the appropriate use of medicines and promote healthy lifestyles to aid their rehabilitation.

You will dispense prescriptions and stock items, whilst supervising assistants when in the dispensary. There will also be elements of stock control involved in your role, such as undertaking stock top-up services and reviewing expiry dates and storage facilities for all medicines, reporting any deficiencies to the prison service pharmacist.

Wondering what it’s like to work within offender healthcare?

“I really enjoy working in the Pharmacy Service for Oxleas, my role is extremely varied and I work within a very supportive team. I find my role rewarding as it is all about enabling patient’s rehabilitation and I enjoy interacting with patients daily and building relationships with them. Oxleas are a good employer and there are plenty of opportunities to be supported through qualifications and training which then allows you to progress through different bands within the team.” Amanda - Pharmacy Tech.

Oxleas – About Us

Oxleas 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:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care


• To provide a medicines optimisation services to the prison.
• To provide a medicines administration service to offenders at the medicines administration times as part of a 7 day per week rota.
• To undertake medicines reconciliation for prisoners admitted to the prison.
• To supervise assistants, when in the dispensary in providing dispensing services.
• To be an accredited checking technician providing final dispensing checks or medicines optimisation qualification.
• To ensure high standards of work in the dispensary, in clinics and for when out on the wings and to ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are read and adhered to.
• To assist the Senior Prisons Technician with writing, updating and monitoring the use of medicines optimisation SOPs.

(Full JD can be downloaded in supporting documents section)

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).


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.