SEHSCT_Pharmacist Healthcare in Prison Band 6 Waiting List

Job details

• Branch: Lisburn Area (SEHSCT)
• Location: Maghaberry Prison
• Salary: Band 6 (£38,682 - £46,580)
• Contract Type: To create a waiting list
• Opening Date: 20/05/26
• Closes: Wed, 03 June 2026 @ 5:30 PM
• Interview Dates: TBC

Notes

If you are submitting a manual application, please post it to: Recruitment Shared Services, Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital Site, 73 Loughgall Road, Armagh, BT61 7PR. Applications received after the advertised closing date/time cannot be considered, so please allow enough time for postage. “A waiting list may be created for similar posts that may arise while the waiting list is live, this may include temporary or part-time posts. This will be managed in line with the updated HSC waiting list principles effective from 1 April 2026”. Where a part-time waiting list is required, one part-time waiting list will be created- regardless of any specific hours advertised, this waiting list will cover all future vacancies where part-time posts arise. A part-time post is defined as any post that has less than 37.5 hours per week.” Please remember to save or print a copy of the job description before submitting your application, as it will not be accessible afterwards. Flexible Working We welcome flexible working requests from day one. All HSC organisations offer a range of flexible working options. The options available for this post will depend on the requirements of the role. Find out more about flexible working options on our website.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE

BAND

Pharmacist, Healthcare In Prison

Band 6

DIRECTORATE

Adult Services and Healthcare in Prison

INITIAL LOCATION

Prison Healthcare, HMP Maghaberry

REPORTS TO

Pharmacy Manager, Healthcare in Prison

ACCOUNTABLE TO

Pharmacy Lead, Healthcare in Prison

JOB SUMMARY

Healthcare in Prison aims to provide innovative, compassionate and patient centred care to improve the outcomes of those in Prison, with a population health focus. Working in partnership with the extensive multidisciplinary team, the post holder will use clinical pharmacy skills to improve safety, efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of prescribing within Healthcare in Prison. This may include working within the areas of primary care, mental health and addictions.

Job Purpose

To assist in the provision of a comprehensive, high quality and efficient pharmacy service to the Prison Healthcare. The post holder will work as an effective member of the pharmacy team providing comprehensive pharmaceutical services, including Medicines Management and dispensary duties.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Improving Safety

1. Clinical/Professional/Specific Managerial Responsibilities

· Ensure the appropriate interpretation of prescriptions prior to their preparation in the pharmacy.

· Provide accurate and appropriate medicines information in response to internal enquiries, including patient and healthcare worker enquiries, utilising all available resources.

· Accurately prepare extemporaneous preparations utilising appropriate equipment whilst ensuring adherence to all relevant good manufacturing guidelines and COSHH.

· Provide a prescription monitoring service including identification of adverse drug reactions, drug related events, drug interactions and rationalisation of medicines.

· Provide an accurate final check on dispensed medication within the pharmacy.

· Obtain a comprehensive and accurate admission medication history at committal stage to ensure that patients receive the correct and appropriate medicine in a timely manner.

· Assess and manage patient’s own drugs to ensure effective prescribing and patient safety at all times.

· Assist in the development of pharmaceutical care plans in accordance with patients’ diagnosis and assess treatment options available.

· Provide medication counselling and education to patients. This includes the provision of written or verbal information to patients with difficult behaviour or those with impaired cognitive function or impaired senses.

· Provide medicine related information and advice of a therapeutic, legal or procedural nature to prescribers and other healthcare staff ensuring effective prescribing and patient safety at all times.

· Assist in the collection and analysis of workload data to identify trends in prescribing patterns and encourage cost efficiency.

· Assist in ensuring working practices and the working environment conform to statutory requirements, trust and local policies with regard to Health and Safety issues.

· Assist in the development and introduction of new technologies and working practices designed to improve the efficiency and running of the section

· Contribute to effective and economic use of resources and the maintenance of all equipment.

· Undertake risk assessments and propose ways of managing/reducing risk within pharmacy.

· Assist in the production of expenditure reports when required.

· Assist in maintaining, updating and developing in-house documentation and standard operating procedures in accordance with published standards and local policies.

· Participate in audit/research projects as required.

· Participate in the implementation of policies and procedures for the safe and efficient use of medicines e.g. Pharmaceutical and Clinical Effectiveness Programme.

Although currently service provision is Monday to Friday, the candidate may be required to work across a weekend, based upon service need .

2. Generic managerial responsibilities both within an operational and strategic context

· Maintain staff relationships and morale amongst staff.

· Reports critical incidents/near misses using the Trust reporting mechanism.

· Comply with all relevant registration and Continuing Professional Development requirements.

· Report any signs of ill health/stress in colleagues.

· Support the Trust in defending legal actions and participate in tribunals as required.

· Participate in selection and recruitment of staff.

· Participate in late, weekend and statutory holiday rotas and extended hours as required.

Improving Quality

Improve prescribing quality through implementation of, and compliance with, the NI Formulary..

Work closely with the GPs, nurses and other healthcare staff to resolve day-to-day medicines issues through the application of pharmaceutical knowledge and expertise.

Ensure consistency in prescribing across Healthcare In Prison.

Improving Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness

Assist practices in delivering Department of Health and SPPG priorities and plans for medicines optimisation, health and well-being.

Reduce levels of prescribing expenditure as appropriate in accordance with targets.

Utilise relevant software for the recording of the interventions carried out and contribute to the development of the systems for intervention recording

Governance

Undertake regular clinical audit.

Participate in organisational audit as required

Comply with clinical governance policies and apply clinical governance principles consistently.

Be aware of the legal and professional issues pertinent to working as a practice based pharmacist including duty to maintain effective registration and comply with requirements for fitness to practice; accountability and delegation.

Contribute to incident reporting and participate in risk management systems. Collaborate with the Pharmacy Lead as appropriate in resolving and managing incidents.

Team Working and Development

Participate in personal appraisal processes.

Undertake and keep up to date with relevant mandatory training.

Support and deliver enhanced liaison and closer working with local community pharmacists.

Be aware of and comply with organisational policies including those relating to health and safety.

Plan and manage own time effectively and fulfil work requirements and commitments to a high standard, without compromising own health and wellbeing.

Record keeping

Maintain clinical records in line with practice and regional standards for information governance.

Comply with Trust and regional standards on data protection, confidentiality, information sharing, safeguarding, consent, mental capacity, duty of care, duty of candour, duty to raise concerns, vicarious liability etc.

Ensure all public and patient communication about clinical and operational pharmacy services is of the highest professional standard.

Education & Training

Maintain own continuing professional development plan as required by the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland and ensure current awareness in own area of expertise.

General

Report any signs of ill health/stress in colleagues

Support the Trust in defending legal actions and participate in tribunals as required.

Act within the scope of professional code of practice, legislation and Trust policies.

Participate in lock up, weekend, public holiday and on-call rota as required.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be required to

Ensure the Trust’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility.

Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trust's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.

Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example

Smoke Free policy

IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct

standards of attendance, appearance and behaviour

Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work.

Co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.

All employees of the South Eastern HSC Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the South Eastern HSC Trust including patients/clients, corporate and administrative records whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information act 2000 the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant with the South Eastern HSC Trust’s policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.

Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post.

Represent the Trust’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner.

This Job Description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

It is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to serve at any location within the Trust's area, as needs of the service demand.

eHealth

The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust has invested in eHealth to deliver better, faster, safer care to our community and is committed to supporting staff to utilise associated information systems that directly and indirectly inform care. Trust staff are therefore required to commit sufficient time to ensure that they acquire and/or retain the core technology skills required to support their role.

Personal and Public Involvement (PPI)

Staff members are expected to involve patients, clients, carers and the wider community were relevant, in developing, planning and delivering our services in a meaningful and effective way, as part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to Personal and Public Involvement (PPI).

Please use the link below to access the PPI standards leaflet for further information. PPI_leaflet.pdf (hscni.net)

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE AND BAND

Band 6 Pharmacist Healthcare in Prison

DEPARTMENT / DIRECTORATE

Adult Services and Healthcare in Prison

SALARY

Band 6

HOURS

37.5 hours, 18.75 considered

Ref No: 55678526

Notes to applicants

You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.

Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

Qualifications/ Registration

Registration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) or eligible for membership.

MPharm or equivalent

Completed and passed pre-registration year and professional exam

Shortlisting by Application Form

Other

Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.

All staff are required by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) to complete and pass a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) before they can access any prison site.

See link below

United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK

As such NIPS have advised you must

Have the right to work in the UK &

be a UK Resident

Shortlisting by Application Form

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

Demonstrate effective communication skills.

Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Ability to communicate accurately and confidently with a wide variety of staff

Demonstrate the ability to use own initiative.

Flexibility and creativity in work in a changing environment

Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload.

Interview

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

SECTION 3: these will ONLY be used where it is necessary to introduce additional job related criteria to ensure files are manageable. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

Experience of working in general practice or a secure environment.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Qualifications

Completed a recognised pharmacy post registration Foundation programme or holds a relevant postgraduate pharmacy qualification.

Shortlisting by Application Form

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed.

It is a requirement of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, that any person who is to work on a Prison site must undergo Counter Terrorist Check (CTC). This will flag any current or previous convictions or cautions, and will exclude candidates from being permitted to work within a Prison setting.

To access a copy of the Access NI Code of Practice, please Click here

The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust has guidance on the Recruitment of People with Criminal Convictions. To access a copy of this guidance, please Click Here

Protecting and using your information

To access a copy of the Trust’s Data Protection Policy Statement,

Click Here

THE TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Successful applicants

may be required to attend for a Health Assessment

can expect to be placed at the minimum point of the pay scale, although a higher starting salary, within the range of the pay band may be available if the person appointed has experience relevant & equivalent to the post. Request for recognition of previous service with non-direct NHS/HSC organisations towards starting salary and incremental credit must be made via the Retained Recruitment team within 3 months from commencement of employment. Requests made after 3 months will not be considered. If the successful candidate is an existing HSC employee moving to a higher band, AfC Pay on Promotion will apply.

are able to request Flexible Working from the 1st day of their employment. A number of flexible working provisions are offered by all HSC Organisations including Full-time working, Fixed working patterns, Part-time working, Flexi-time, Compressed/elongated hours, Average hours working patterns, Term-time working, Job-share or Homeworking for some or all of the working pattern, depending on the role being undertaken. Successful applicants are encouraged to discuss with their manager what Flexible Working provisions may be available in the role they are taking up, prior to commencing employment, to help them achieve a positive Work/Life Balance

All staff are expected to display the HSC Values at all times