Bank Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Bicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Pharmacy Technician to join their team at HMP Bullingdon, near Bicester. This role involves providing patient-centered care and ensuring safe medicines management in a secure environment. Candidates must have valid registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council and relevant pharmacy experience. The position offers competitive pay of £21.76 per hour, with flexible banking hours.

Benefits

Bespoke induction and training opportunities

Support for career development

Employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Must have registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD).
• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient-centered care.
• Ensure safe and secure medicines management.
• Deliver non-judgmental care in line with professional standards.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Medicines management

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent

Tools

General Pharmaceutical Council Registration

Job description

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Pharmacy Technician to join our team of 5 at HMP Bullingdon, a category B prison located near Bicester. HMP Bullingdon is a male prison with operational capacity of around 1,100.

Hours: Bank - Shifts either 07:30 - 17:30 or 07:30 - 19:30 Monday to Friday and some weekends required.

Salary

£21.76 per hour

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.
• Focussing 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. Involving anything from the timely administration of medicines through to analysing cost effective prescribing as defined through our health in justice medicines policy.
• You will make a real difference by working 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, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt 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 over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• 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
• General GCSE education or equivalent
• 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 one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre 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, then 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 Bank Pharmacy Technician to join our team of 5 at HMP Bullingdon, a category B prison located near Bicester. HMP Bullingdon is a male prison with operational capacity of around 1,100.

Hours: Bank - Shifts either 07.30 - 17.30 or 7.30 - 19.30 Monday to Friday and some weekends required.

Salary

£21.76 per hour

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent

Desirable

• Experience in hospital, community or prison environment

Experience

Essential

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Continual Professional Development (CPD)
• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience

Desirable

• Any additional relevant experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to work unsupervised while following policy and procedures

Desirable

• Experience in secure environments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

Patrick Haugh Rd

Bicester

Oxfordshire

OX25 1PZ

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/