Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in secure environments is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their Mental Health team. The successful candidate will provide patient-centred care and administer medication within a category C prison. Ideal applicants will have relevant pharmacy qualifications and experience. The role offers competitive salary, career development opportunities, and the chance to make a difference in healthcare access for all.

Benefits

Free parking

Free use of an on-site gym

Career Development / Training opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care and administer medication.
• Maintain patient medical records to agreed standards.
• Deliver non-judgemental care within professional standards.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Up to date with CPD

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Mental Health team at HMP Highpoint, a category C Prison located in Stradishall, Suffolk. Highpoint is a male prison with a capacity of 1,370. You will be based within the healthcare department but will also go out to the wings to administer medication. The pharmacy team consists of a team of 5. Highpoint Prison offers:

• Free parking
• Free use of an on-site large gym
• Career Development / Training opportunities

Hours

• This role is a permanent 37.5 hours per week over 4 days per week
• Monday - Friday
• 7:45am - 6:15pm

Salary

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £28,247 - £32,346 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• 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.

Main duties of the job

• Provide outstanding quality based patient-centred care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Focus on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed 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 through our health in justice medicines policy.
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to make a real difference.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including both 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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across 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 their 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.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)
• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
• 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.

Secure environments are challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, this could be the right opportunity for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Mental Health team at HMP Highpoint, a category C Prison located in the village of Stradishall in Suffolk. Highpoint is a male prison with a capacity of 1,370. You will be based within the healthcare department but you will also go out to the wings to administer medication; the pharmacy team consists of a team of 5. Highpoint Prison offers:

• Free parking
• Free use of an on-site large gym
• Career Development / Training opportunities

Hours

• This role is a permanent 37.5 hours per week over 4 days per week
• Monday - Friday
• 7.45am - 6.15pm

Salary

This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £28,247 - £32,346 per annum FTE depending on experience.

How will we support you?

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.

About this role

Patien t-centred care and safe medicines management in a secure environment, with multidisciplinary collaboration and development opportunities within the Health in Justice framework.

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

Address: Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9YG

Employer’s website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/