Bank Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group; Evesham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Evesham is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to join their Primary Care team at a prison. The role involves assisting with pharmaceutical services in a secure environment, with shift patterns covering various hours. Applicants must hold relevant qualifications and have good IT skills. Competitive salary up to £21.76 per hour depending on experience.

Benefits

Bespoke induction

Career development opportunities

Support from the wider team

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment is ideal.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivery of a prison pharmaceutical service.
• Work directly with patients within the healthcare department.
• Develop and apply new skills for clinical service delivery.

Skills

Good IT skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Ability to work within a busy environment

Education

NVQ Level 3, BTEC, or equivalent qualifications

Current registration with the GPhC

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Primary Care team at HMP Long Lartin, a category A Prison located in Littleton.

HMP Long Lartin is a male prison serving life sentences with a capacity for 690 inmates. Not well situated so you would need to drive.

Hours

Shift patterns would be a mixture of days (9 and 12 hour shifts) and weekends on a rota basis.

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £21.76 an hour- 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

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

• Assist with the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high-quality prison pharmaceutical service, taking into consideration, at all times, the need to maintain a high level of security.
• You will be required to work within the healthcare department and hold direct patient contact, which will be part of a comprehensive healthcare package, based on the prison service's needs.
• Develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery.

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.

You’ll receive a bank hourly rate of up to £21.76

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. 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 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.

• You will hold NVQ Level 3, BTEC, or equivalent qualifications and have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to be considered for this role.
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Ability to work within a busy environment
• Ability 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.

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 Primary Care team at HMP Long Lartin, a category A Prison located in Littleton.

HMP Long Lartin is a male prison serving life sentences with a capacity for 690 inmates. Not well situated so you would need to drive.

Hours

Shift patterns would be a mixture of days (9 and 12 hour shifts) and Weekends on a rota basis.

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £21.76 an hour- 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Additional Criteria

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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.