Pharmacy Support Worker

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite car park

Training and career development

Job summary

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice is hiring a Pharmacy Support Worker for HMP Wealstun in West Yorkshire. A Category C men's prison with capacity around 1,000, the role is full-time with a salary of £24,465 per year.

The job offers bespoke induction, training courses and career development opportunities within a secure healthcare setting. No experience is essential; an interest in pharmacy and medicines handling is valued.

Qualifications

• No experience is necessary - we are looking for someone with a keen interest in Pharmacy, and keen to pursue a career in Pharmacy and Healthcare within a prison.
• An NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Dispensing would be a bonus, but isn't essential.
• Ideally have medicines handling experience, although not essential.
• Have a proactive approach, with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• No explicit responsibilities listed in bullet form in this snippet; role focuses on pharmacy support duties within a prison healthcare setting.

Skills

Keen interest in Pharmacy

Excellent communication skills

Proactive

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Dispensing

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Support Workerto join ourPharmacyteam atHMP Wealstun. HMP Wealstun is aCategory C men's prisonwith an operational capacity of around 1000. The prison has good transport links, as well as a free onsite car park.

This is a fantastic opportunity start or continue your career in Pharmacy and Healthcare - ideally you will have previous experience within pharmacy, but this isn't essential.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Support Workerto join ourPharmacyteam atHMP Wealstun. HMP Wealstun is aCategory C men's prisonwith an operational capacity of around 1000. The prison has good transport links, as well as a free onsite car park.

This is a fantastic opportunity start or continue your career in Pharmacy and Healthcare - ideally you will have previous experience within pharmacy, but this isn't essential. Salary This is a full time role, and the salary is £24,465 per annum.

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.

#LI-AB1

Main duties of the job

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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.

Our new Pharmacy Support Worker will have:

• No experience is necessary - we are looking for someone with a keen interest in Pharmacy, and keen to pursue a career in Pharmacy and Healthcare within a prison
• An NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Dispensing would be a bonus, but isn't essential
• Ideally have medicines handling experience, although not essential
• Have a proactive approach, with excellent communication skills

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre 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.

About us

The dedicated team in the Health in Justice division of Practice Plus Group make a real difference across over 45 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres.

Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 people in these secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their history.

Practice Plus Groups mission isAccess to Excellence. Our core values are;

• We treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you!

Please note that offers of employment are subject to Practice Plus Group Terms & Conditions and receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and prison vetting. Practice Plus Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunityemployer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Support Workerto join ourPharmacyteam atHMP Wealstun. HMP Wealstun is aCategory C men's prisonwith an operational capacity of around 1000. The prison has good transport links, as well as a free onsite car park.

This is a fantastic opportunity start or continue your career in Pharmacy and Healthcare - ideally you will have previous experience within pharmacy, but this isn't essential. Salary This is a full time role, and the salary is £24,465 per annum.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

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.

#LI-AB1

Person Specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice

Address

Thorp Arch

Wetherby

West Yorkshire

LS23 7AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

£24,465 to £24,465 a yearUp to £24,465 per annum