Pharmacy Technician

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Fosse Way. HMP Fosse Way opened in May 2023. Its state of the art design and facilities offer a secure environment to provide skills and qualifications to the men, enabling them to secure meaningful employment on release with the aim of reducing reoffending rates. The pharmacy is set up within the healthcare department with medication hatches, and you will be working as part of a team of 15 within the pharmacy team.

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

Hours:

• Monday – Sunday service
• 37.5 hours per week
• 7am – 6pm = Monday – Friday
• 7.30am – 6.30pm weekends
• 1 weekend in 4
• 4 week rolling rota

This position is full time. You’ll receive an annual salary between £34,428 – £41,658 per annum, 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.

As a Pharmacy Technician, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Provide outstanding, patient-centred care by listening to and acting on patient feedback, ensuring care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Focus on providing a safe and secure medicines management service; maintain patient medical records to the agreed standard and follow 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 analysis of cost-effective prescribing as defined by our health in justice medicines policy.
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to make a real difference.

We offer opportunities for career development, including internal and external options for development and learning.

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue 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 are 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. Our purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values: treating patients and each other with respect, integrity, embracing diversity, and doing things better together.

• 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
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment.

UK registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer:

Practice Plus Group

Address: 1 Tigers Road, Glen Parva, Wigston, LE18 4WS

Employer's website:

Salary: £34,428 to £41,658 per year (depending on experience)