Pharmacist (Part Time)

Practice Plus Group; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Practice Plus Group's Pharmacy team at HMP Dovegate, a category B prison in Uttoxeter, is seeking a Pharmacist for a part-time 22.5-hour week (Tue, Wed, Fri 08:00–16:00). You will provide expert clinical advice on medicines, support medicines optimisation, and deliver a safe, legal prison pharmacy service within a wider healthcare package.

The role requires GPhC registration, willingness to work in a secure environment, and collaboration with the prison healthcare team.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered Pharmacist.
• Available to newly qualified pharmacists and beyond.
• Management and leadership experience (desirable).
• Procurement and audit experience (desirable).
• Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training.
• Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach.
• Good IT skills and IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly-pharmacy in line with expected standards.
• Deliver an integrated, safe, legal and high quality prison pharmacy service.
• Inspire positive leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and healthcare staff.
• Promote good prescribing practice to improve medicines management.
• Share information on pharmaceutical products and medicines management with patients and teams.

Skills

Leadership experience

Procurement and audit experience

Stakeholder collaboration

IT skills / IT literacy

Education

GPhC registered Pharmacist

Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training

Job description

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire.

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a category B Prison located in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire.

HMP Dovegate is a private prison with a capacity of 1160 males.

Hours

This role is part time working 22.5 hours per week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 08:00 - 16:00.

Salary

This position is part time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £34,773 per annum (£57,955 full time equivalent)- 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.

What you’ll be doing

• 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.

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:

• 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

What we'll look for in 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:

• 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.

Qualifications Required

• GPhC registered Pharmacist.
• Available to newly qualified pharmacists and beyond.
• Management and leadership experience (desirable).
• Procurement and audit experience (desirable).
• Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training
• Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Good IT skills and IT literacy

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.