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Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician seeking a rewarding role within a meaningful and unique healthcare environment?

MCS Group is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician (Band 4) for the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, joining its Healthcare in Prison service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist team delivering safe, effective and patient centred medicines management within a secure clinical environment.

• Support all aspects of dispensary services under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Dispense medications using the Trust's pharmacy computer system.
• Deliver an efficient treatment room top up service and monitor stock usage.
• Maintain fridge temperature logs and ensure full compliance with cold chain procedures.
• Process medication returns, assess suitability for reuse and ensure safe disposal of unused items.
• Issue self administration medicines and provide appropriate counselling to patients.
• Assist nursing staff with Controlled Drugs administration and maintain Controlled Drug registers.
• Manage non stock items, repeat prescriptions and conduct expiry date checks.
• Update patient medication records using the clinical system.
• Monitor self administered medicines to safeguard safe and appropriate use.
• Liaise with clinical staff, nursing teams and the contracted dispensing provider.
• Contribute to prescribing trend analysis and promote cost effective medicines use.
• Ensure secure storage of medicines in accordance with legislation and Trust policies.

• A minimum of two years experience as a Student Pharmacy Technician.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car, unless exempt under disability legislation.

• A highly rewarding role supporting safe and effective patient care in a unique clinical setting.
• Opportunities for further development in medicines management.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment.
• Generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.

To discuss this opportunity in confidence, please send your CV or contact Zachery Downes, Specialist Consultant at MCS Group, on 028 9693 5501.

If this role is not quite right for you, please visit mcsgroup.jobs to explore additional opportunities.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Please inform us if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

• This position is subject to an Enhanced criminal record check through AccessNI. (including barred list check) A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining the position.
• Appointment is also subject to achieving Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) clearance with the Trust.