Bank Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited; Bicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK 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. Ideal candidates will possess NVQ Level 3 or above and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Must be up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD).
• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience is required.
• Ability to work unsupervised while following policy and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered care based on feedback.
• Maintain standard operating procedures for medicines management.
• Administer medicines timely and analyze cost-effective prescribing.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Skills

Caring approach

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3, or above

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

General GCSE education or equivalent

Job description

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 an operational capacity of around 1,100. Take a look at what Pharmacy Technicians are currently saying about their journey since joining PPG: https://practiceplusgroup.com/case-study/pharmacy-technician-career-story-katie/. Free parking, free gym, a great reputation for new starter inductions offering supportive, hands‑on and in‑depth training! Easily commutable by bus.

Responsibilities

• 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 unique 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 doesn't stop there; we also offer:

Benefits & Opportunities

• 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

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to 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
• 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 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, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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 their background. Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

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