Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group; Blaby; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for its Pharmacy team at HMP Fosse Way. This full-time role offers a salary of up to £41,659 per annum based on experience. Responsibilities include providing outstanding patient care, ensuring safe medicines management, and working within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have NVQ Level 3 or above and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent qualification required.
• Must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Candidates should be up to date with Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care and manage patient feedback.
• Ensure safe medicines management and maintain medical records.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Safeguarding awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

General GCSE education or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Fosse Way. HMP Fosse Way opened in May 2023. Its state of the art design and facilities offer a secure environment to provide skills and qualifications to the men, enabling them to secure meaningful employment on release with the aim of reducing reoffending rates. This is a full-time position with a salary up to £41,659 per annum, 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.

Main duties of the job

• Provide outstanding quality-based, patient-centred care to patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Focus on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
• Deliver non-judgemental care within the scope of professional standards, including timely administration of medicines and analysing cost-effective prescribing as defined through our health in justice medicines policy.
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to make a real difference.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt 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

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 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 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.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Up to date with Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• General GCSE education or equivalent
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

Experience

• Experience in a pharmacy setting or healthcare environment preferred

Additional Criteria

• Evidence of safeguarding awareness and commitment to patient safety

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.

£34,428 to £41,659 a year. Up to £41,659 depending on experience.