BANK Pharmacy Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Access to gym

Discounts on shopping and leisure

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Bespoke induction

Regional and national career dev

Financial assistance when needed

Job summary

Practice Plus Group’s Health in Justice service at HMP Lancaster Farms seeks a bank pharmacy technician to provide medicines management on prison wings, issue repeat prescriptions, respond to patient requests, and deliver patient-centred care in a secure setting.

The role requires GPhC registration, CPD, and post-qualification experience, with shifts across weekdays and weekends and additional vetting as part of eligibility.

Qualifications

• NVQ/Equivalent and GCSEs required.
• GPhC registration and CPD up-to-date.

Responsibilities

• Issue repeat prescriptions and action patient requests.
• Answer patient queries and provide medicines information.
• Deliver safe medicines management on prison wings.
• Maintain patient records to agreed standards.

Skills

Unsupervised work

Medicines management

Patient care

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

GCSEs

Job description

A bank pharmacy technician post in the pharmacy team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a category C men's prison, run by Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice service. The work centres on medicines management: issuing repeat prescriptions, actioning patient requests and answering queries from patients and staff, on the prison wings at a non-dispensary site. Shifts are bank hours across weekdays and weekends, in a secure setting. GPhC registration and relevant post-qualification experience decide fit, and offers depend on additional vetting.

What the job involves

• Issue repeat prescriptions and action patient requests
• Answer patient queries and give medicines information to patients and staff
• Provide a safe and secure medicines management service on the prison wings
• Maintain patient medical records to the agreed standard
• Follow standard operating procedures to a high and orderly standard
• Administer medicines in a timely way and analyse cost-effective prescribing under the health in justice medicines policy
• Deliver non-judgemental, patient-centred care within professional standards, acting on patient feedback
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent
• General GCSE education or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Up to date with continuing professional development (CPD)

Experience

• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience

Skills & knowledge

• Able to work unsupervised while following policy and procedures

Checks & eligibility

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Additional vetting and security checks

Nice to have

• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment

What's offered

• Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Training and development opportunities
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Onsite parking
• Access to gym
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline
• Financial assistance when needed