Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant

HCRG Care Group; Norwich; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Norwich is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant to join its experienced pharmacy team. This part-time role (18.5 hours/week) offers the opportunity to contribute to vital healthcare services within a secure setting. Responsibilities include collaborating with the pharmacy team, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and supporting medication management strategies.

Benefits

Access to group pension

Free tea, coffee and milk

Membership of My Reward Hub

Access to wages as earned

Online and face-to-face wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a pharmacy environment is desirable, though not essential.
• Good attendance record and willingness to participate in weekend/bank holiday rota when required.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the pharmacy team to provide an efficient pharmaceutical service.
• Ensure the delivery of a legal, safe, and high-quality pharmaceutical service.
• Support the implementation of the medicines management strategy.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to demonstrate initiative

Stock control experience

Job description

'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning EnterpriseAn open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Job Introduction

Are you looking to develop your skills in a unique and rewarding healthcare environment? We are currently seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant to join our experienced pharmacy team at HMP Norwich, working under the direction of the Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a vital healthcare service within a secure setting, supporting both patients and staff in delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care. This role is a part-time role, working 18.5 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the pharmacy team to provide an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service within the prison.
• Participate in all aspects of dispensing, including labelling, stock rotation, secure storage, and managing dispensary queries.
• Ensure the delivery of a legal, safe, and high-quality pharmaceutical service in line with National and Local policies, with a strong emphasis on maintaining security at all times.
• Support the implementation of the medicines management strategy, including service improvement projects across Norfolk Prisons.
• Assist in promoting cost-effective prescribing and support the medicines optimisation strategy, contributing to the effective management of medication budgets.
• Deliver services in accordance with HCRG Care Group Medicines Policy and uphold the highest standards of care and confidentiality.
• Please see job description attached for for further details.

Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in a pharmacy environment is desirable, though not essential.
• Experience of stock control.
• Demonstrate initiative.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with clinicians, healthcare professionals and patients.
• Ability to manage own workload and meet objectives and targets.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Ability to perform in a challenging environment.
• Ability to respond in a calm manner in a crisis.
• Good attendance record and willingness to participate in weekend/bank holiday rota when required.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.

We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.

Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.

We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting.

Package Description

• A salary of £25,000.00 with access to our group pension.
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you.
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling.
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our