Pharmacy Assistant

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant to join the Pharmacy team at HMP Bullingdon, a category B prison located in Oxfordshire. HMP Bullingdon is a busy male prison with a capacity of around 1100 inmates. This role supports the pharmacy team with dispensing, labeling, date checking, assisting colleagues with queries, and stock checking. It is a patient-facing role on occasions.

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

Monday to Friday

08:30 to 16:30

No weekends, no bank holidays

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £29,723 per annum FTE – depending on experience.

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

• Complete general dispensary duties and stock management
• Be an active member of the Pharmaceutical team to ensure delivery of the pharmaceutical service
• Provide a timely and efficient service to the prison wings
• Receive prescriptions and handle returns from wing-based clinical areas
• Collect orders from suppliers at the Main Gate and arrange collection of returns
• Participate in dispensing of prescriptions

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills
• Medicines handling experience desirable, not essential
• Level 2 English and Math or equivalent
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Ability to work within a busy environment
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first. Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values: we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated, we act with integrity, we embrace diversity, we strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access for all.

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a DBS check

Employer:

Practice Plus Group

Address:
Patrick Haugh Rd, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 1PZ

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