Pharmacy Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Piddinghoe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction training

Career development opportunities

Learning Management System

Employee assistance helpline

Staff discounts

Job summary

The Pharmacy Assistant role is in the prison pharmacy team at HMP Lewes in Sussex, part of Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice portfolio. The post focuses on dispensary duties, stock management and labelling, plus handling prescriptions from prison wings.

You will join a full-time rota 07:30–17:30 on a two-week cycle including weekends, with vetting and security checks and a right to work in the UK required. Training and development are provided, with ongoing support from the wider team.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent, or working towards it
• Level 2 English and Maths or equivalent
• Good IT skills and IT literacy essential
• Ability to work in a busy prison pharmacy environment

Responsibilities

• Complete general dispensary duties and stock management
• Deliver pharmaceutical service as part of the team
• Provide timely service to prison wings
• Receive prescriptions and returns from wing-based clinical areas
• Collect supplier orders from Main Gate and arrange returns
• Assist in dispensing prescriptions
• Labeling, stock taking, checking and collections

Skills

Excellent communication

IT literacy

Compassionate approach

Ability to work in busy environment

Independent working

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills

English & Maths Level 2

Job description

Pharmacy Assistant post in the pharmacy team at HMP Lewes, a category B/C male prison in Sussex, run by Practice Plus Group's Health in Justice team. The work centres on dispensary duties, stock management and labelling, plus receiving prescriptions from prison wings and collecting supplier orders. It is full time on a rota of 0730 to 1730 across a two-week cycle that includes weekends. Offers are subject to vetting and security checks, and a right to work in the UK is required.

What the job involves

• Complete general dispensary duties and stock management
• Work as an active member of the pharmaceutical team to deliver the pharmaceutical service
• Provide a timely and efficient service to the prison wings
• Receive prescriptions and returns from wing-based clinical areas
• Collect supplier orders from the Main Gate and arrange collection of returns
• Take part in dispensing prescriptions
• Labelling, stock taking, checking and collections

What’s required

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent, or working towards it
• Level 2 English and Maths or equivalent

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Working well in a busy environment
• Working unsupervised while following policy and procedures

Checks & eligibility

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

Nice to have

• Medicines handling experience

What’s offered

• Bespoke induction including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Bespoke Learning Management System
• Support from the wider team
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance
• Support to grow in role and continue professional development