Pharmacist

Hmp Kirkham; Nog Tow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

A correctional facility in the UK is seeking a part-time Pharmacist to join its Pharmacy team. The role involves providing clinical advice, ensuring safety in medicines management, and leading a team of pharmacy technicians. With flexible hours and no weekend work required, it's a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in a prison environment. Salary is up to £51,642 FTE annually, based on experience.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping

Professional development support

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• GPhC registration is mandatory.
• Experience in a healthcare setting is ideal.
• Management experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice on medicines.
• Deliver a safe and high-quality pharmacy service.
• Lead the pharmacy team to ensure effective practices.

Skills

Clinical advice on medicines

Leadership

Building relationships

Medicines management

Education

GPhC registered Pharmacist

Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a part‑time Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Kirkham, a category D, open prison for males, located near Preston, Lancashire. This is a brand new role, and is a fantastic opportunity to work in an everchanging, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding! Hours Part time - Working 15 hours a week across 2 days, between Monday to Friday, flexible on days. No weekends required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly‑pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern medicines management and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients.
• Deliver an integrated, safe, legal and high quality prison pharmacy service, which will be part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on the prison population needs.
• Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to create and maintain a good working environment and facilitate staff retention.
• Promote good practice in all prescribing decisions to develop and implement improved medicines management understanding throughout the prison healthcare team.
• Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that patients and the healthcare teams are appropriately informed.

Benefits

• 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.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered Pharmacist.
• Management and leadership experience (desirable).
• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre‑registration training.
• Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Substance misuse knowledge (desirable).
• Structured medication reviews (desirable).
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment (not essential but ideal).

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 are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of 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 to all.

Additional Information

This position is part‑time. You’ll receive an annual salary up to £51,642 per annum FTE, depending on experience. How we support you: bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course, competency framework, regional and national career development opportunities, bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs and 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.