Pharmacy Technician

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Bullingdon, a category B Prison located in Bicester, Oxford. Free parking, free gym, a great reputation for new starter inductions offering supportive, hands on and in-depth training. Easily commutable by bus.

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Hours: 37.5 hours per week, shifts either 07:30–17:30 or 07:30–19:30 weekdays, across 4 days a week and every other weekend with the same shifts. On weekends you work 2/3 days during the week. Bank Holidays are worked on a rota basis.

Salary

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £45,101 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.

• Provide outstanding quality-based, patient-centred care by listening to and acting on patient feedback so care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Focussing on a safe and secure medicines management service, maintaining patient records to the agreed standard and following standard operating procedures to a high and orderly standard.
• Deliver non-judgemental care within the scope of professional standards, including timely administration of medicines and analysing cost-effective prescribing as defined by the Health in Justice medicines policy.
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of background.

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.

• NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Up to date with Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
• General GCSE education or equivalent
• Able to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service may be necessary. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see NHS Careers (opens in a new window).

Employer:

Practice Plus Group

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

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